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

General and Maternity Hospital of Athens Elena Venizelou6 sites in 1 country330 target enrollmentJune 30, 2020

ConditionsPostpartum Depression Psychological Stress Maternal Distress

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Postpartum Depression
Sponsor: General and Maternity Hospital of Athens Elena Venizelou
Enrollment: 330
Locations: 6
Primary Endpoint: Correlation between the Covid-19 pandemic and postpartum depression with EPDS scale (Edinburgh postnatal depression scale)
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 5 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

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

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

June 30, 2020

End Date

October 27, 2020

Last Updated

5 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

Female

Investigators

Sponsor

General and Maternity Hospital of Athens Elena Venizelou

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

GEORGIA MICHA

Anaesthesiologist, MD, MSc, PhD

General and Maternity Hospital of Athens Elena Venizelou

Eligibility Criteria

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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Correlation between the Covid-19 pandemic and postpartum depression with EPDS scale (Edinburgh postnatal depression scale)

Time Frame: 40 days postpartum

Prevalence of postpartum depression during the Covid-19 pandemic with EPDS scale (Edinburgh postnatal depression scale)

Secondary Outcomes

Correlation between the Covid-19 pandemic, postpartum depression and type of anaesthesia (general, epidural, spinal, combined, epidural analgesia for vaginal delivery)(10 minutes postpartum)
Correlation between the Covid-19 pandemic, postpartum depression and postpartum pain(2 minutes after admission to the Postanaesthesia care unit)