Community singing interventions for postnatal depressio

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Postnatal depression; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN14707506
• Lead Sponsor: King's College London

Brief Summary

2021 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34789494/ (added 04/11/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-11-14
• Last Update Posted: 22 April 2024
• Study Completion: 2024-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

1. Women aged 18 years or older
2. Satisfactory understanding of English
3. Women who have a child between 0 and up to 9 months old
4. Women with postnatal depression diagnosed using symptoms of PND at a minimum score of 10 on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
5. Access to an internet-connected device (mobile phone, tablet, computer or laptop) to allow completion of assessments and participation in the singing sessions

Exclusion Criteria

1. Child outside of the age range specified
2. Unable to give informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. The effectiveness of group singing interventions on symptoms of postnatal depression measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) at baseline and Week 10 (end of treatment)<br>2. The acceptability of the intervention measured using the Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) at week 10 (end of treatment)