Postpartum Depression in the Covid-19 Pandemic and the Impact of Anaesthesia

Completed

• Conditions: Psychological Stress; Maternal Distress; Postpartum Depression

• Registration Number: NCT04437342
• Lead Sponsor: General and Maternity Hospital of Athens Elena Venizelou

Brief Summary

The aim of this multicenter prospective study is to evaluate the association between the Covid-19 pandemic maternal psychological distress with the postpartum depression, demographic and anaesthesiologic variables

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-06-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-06-17
• Study First Posted: 2020-06-18
• Study Start: 2020-06-30
• Primary Completion: 2020-08-30
• Status Verified: 2020-10
• Study Completion: 2020-10-27
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-01-04
• Last Update Posted: 2021-01-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 330

Inclusion Criteria

• All pregnant women over the age of 18 that present for labour (vaginal delivery or caesarean section)

Exclusion Criteria

• Not eligible in writing and reading in Greek
• Drug abuse

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Correlation between the Covid-19 pandemic and postpartum depression with EPDS scale (Edinburgh postnatal depression scale)	40 days postpartum	Prevalence of postpartum depression during the Covid-19 pandemic with EPDS scale (Edinburgh postnatal depression scale)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Correlation between the Covid-19 pandemic, postpartum depression and type of anaesthesia (general, epidural, spinal, combined, epidural analgesia for vaginal delivery)	10 minutes postpartum	Association between the Covid-19 pandemic, postpartum depression and type of anaesthesia (general, epidural, spinal, combined, epidural analgesia for vaginal delivery)
Correlation between the Covid-19 pandemic, postpartum depression and postpartum pain	2 minutes after admission to the Postanaesthesia care unit	Association between the Covid-19 pandemic, postpartum depression and postpartum pain assessed during postanesthesia care unit stay assessed by Numeric Pain Rating Scale (Scale 0-10 where 0 equals no pain and 10 maximum possible pain)

Trial Locations

Locations (6)

"Elena Venizelou" General and Maternity Hospital of Athens; 🇬🇷 Athens, Attica, Greece

Aretaieio University Hospital; 🇬🇷 Athens, Attica, Greece

Alexandra Genaral Hospital Athens; 🇬🇷 Athens, Greece

University of Ioannina Health Science; 🇬🇷 Ioannina, Greece

University of Ioannina, Medical School; 🇬🇷 Ioannina, Greece

University of Thessaly Medical School; 🇬🇷 Larisa, Greece