Effect of Home-Based Peer Support on Maternal-Infant Interaction and Postpartum Depression

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Postpartum Depression
• Interventions: Behavioral: mci guidance peer support

• Registration Number: NCT00298311
• Lead Sponsor: Canadian Research Institute for Social Policy

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to examine the impact of a home-based peer support intervention for mothers affected by postpartum depression (PPD) and for their infants.

Detailed Description

This controlled study will help establish the link between support for maternal caregiving, maternal-infant interaction, infant neuroendocrinology and infant cognitive and social development. The primary hypothesis predicts that home-based peer support will improve maternal-infant interactions. Secondary hypotheses predict that home-based peer support will: improve infants' cognitive development; improve infants' social development; decrease average daily salivary cortisol levels in infants; reduce maternal depressive symptomatology; and improve maternal perceptions of social support.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-11
• Study First Submitted: 2006-03-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-03-01
• Study First Posted: 2006-03-02
• Primary Completion: 2009-02
• Study Completion: 2010-07
• Status Verified: 2017-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-08-03
• Last Update Posted: 2017-08-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Eligible mothers will be identified as experiencing symptoms of PPD and scores >12 on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.
• Mothers must speak English or French.
• Mothers will not be excluded for taking anti-depressant or anti-psychotic medication, using other interventions for PPD, or reporting a history of mental illness;
• The infant must be full-term, in the care of the mother and between 3 to 6 months of age at initial enrollment.

Exclusion Criteria

• Infants who have been admitted to the NICU
• Infants will be excluded if medicated with corticosteroids

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
mci guidance & peer social support	mci guidance peer support	home visits to promote maternal-child interaction \& social support
peer social support	mci guidance peer support	social support

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
maternal-infant interaction	12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
cognitive development	12 months
social development	12 months
salivary cortisol	12 months
depressive symptomatology	12 months
social support	12 months