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

NCT00298311 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: PPD MOD
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

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.

Conditions

Postpartum Depression

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• maternal-infant interaction

  12 months

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• cognitive development

  12 months

• social development

  12 months

• salivary cortisol

  12 months

• depressive symptomatology

  12 months

• social support

  12 months

Study Arms (2)

mci guidance & peer social support

EXPERIMENTAL

home visits to promote maternal-child interaction \& social support

Behavioral: mci guidance peer support

peer social support

SHAM COMPARATOR

social support

Behavioral: mci guidance peer support

Interventions

mci guidance peer support BEHAVIORAL

12 weeks of home visits by peer mentor recovered from PPD and Keys to Caregiving (NCAST, 1990) program

mci guidance & peer social support; peer social support

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• 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.

You may not qualify if:

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Canadian Research Institute for Social Policy: lead
• Women's Health Research Unit: collaborator
• Social Support Research Program: collaborator
• University Health Network, Toronto: collaborator
• Edmonton Mental Health Services: collaborator
• Canadian Mental Health Association: collaborator
• Pediatric Rehabilitation Services: collaborator
• Department of Health and Wellness, NB: collaborator

Related Publications (1)

• Yonemoto N, Nagai S, Mori R. Schedules for home visits in the early postpartum period. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Jul 21;7(7):CD009326. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009326.pub4.

  PMID: 34286512 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression, Postpartum

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Puerperal Disorders; Pregnancy Complications; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Depressive Disorder; Mood Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Nicole Letourneau, PhD

  University of Calgary

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 1, 2006
• First Posted: March 2, 2006
• Study Start: November 1, 2005
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2009
• Study Completion: July 1, 2010
• Last Updated: August 7, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-08