NCT00518830

Brief Summary

A randomized clinical trial was carried out at primary care level in Santiago, Chile to investigate a combined treatment for women suffering post-natal depression and preventing the adverse consequences of this illness on infant's growth and development.

Trial Health

100
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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
230

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2004

Typical duration for not_applicable

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2004

Completed
2.3 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 1, 2006

Completed
1.1 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 20, 2007

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 21, 2007

Completed
Last Updated

August 21, 2007

Status Verified

July 1, 2007

First QC Date

August 20, 2007

Last Update Submit

August 20, 2007

Conditions

Keywords

postnatal depressionprimary caredepressed women

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • EPDS

    3 and 6 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • four dimensions of the Short Form-36 (SF-36) Questionnaire: mental health; emotional role; social functioning; and vitality(34) and significant clinical improvement.

    3 and 6 months

Study Arms (2)

PND-MCI

EXPERIMENTAL

The multi-component intervention involved a psychoeducational group, treatment adherence support, and pharmacotherapy if needed

Other: multi-component intervention

usual care

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

'Usual care' included all services normally available in the clinics, including antidepressant medication, brief psychotherapeutic interventions or referral for specialty treatment

Other: Usual care

Interventions

The PND-MCI included psycho-educational groups, structured pharmacotherapy if needed, and systematic monitoring of clinical progress and treatment compliance

PND-MCI

included all services normally available in the clinics, including antidepressant medication, brief psychotherapeutic interventions or referral for specialty treatment

usual care

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Mothers meeting criteria for current DSM-IV major depression were eligible.

You may not qualify if:

  • who had received any form of treatment for their depression during their current postnatal period,
  • those who were pregnant,
  • with psychotic symptoms,
  • serious suicidal risk,
  • history of mania,
  • alcohol or drug abuse

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (1)

  • Rojas G, Fritsch R, Solis J, Jadresic E, Castillo C, Gonzalez M, Guajardo V, Lewis G, Peters TJ, Araya R. Treatment of postnatal depression in low-income mothers in primary-care clinics in Santiago, Chile: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2007 Nov 10;370(9599):1629-37. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61685-7.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression, Postpartum

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Puerperal DisordersPregnancy ComplicationsFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsUrogenital DiseasesDepressive DisorderMood DisordersMental Disorders

Study Officials

  • Graciela Rojas, MD

    University of Chile

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER GOV

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 20, 2007

First Posted

August 21, 2007

Study Start

March 1, 2004

Study Completion

July 1, 2006

Last Updated

August 21, 2007

Record last verified: 2007-07