Impact of Family Psychoeducation on Psychosis
The Role of Psychoeducation on Perceived Social Support of Postpartum Others With a Psychotic Illness
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
There is currently no clear involvement of families/caregivers in the care for postpartum mothers that develop postpartum psychosis. The lack of knowledge on causes of postpartum psychosis may influence the nature of perceived social support that mothers receive from caregivers. It is hoped that the provision of a culturally adapted version of family psychoeducation will bridge the knowledge gap and provide the much needed information. We therefore hypothesized that the involvement of a family member of a postpartum mother with a psychotic illness in a weekly session of family psychoeducation.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Aug 2008
Typical duration for not_applicable
2 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
August 1, 2008
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 28, 2010
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 29, 2010
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 1, 2010
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
October 1, 2010
CompletedJuly 29, 2010
July 1, 2010
2.1 years
July 28, 2010
July 28, 2010
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
perceived social support of mothers
12 weekly sessions of family psychoeducation for a period of 3 months will improve perceived social support of mothers in the intervention arm.
3 months
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Improvement of psychological distress of the caregivers
3 months
Study Arms (2)
Encouragement on drug compliance
PLACEBO COMPARATORThe intervention for the placebo comparator will be encouragement on drug compliance
Family psychoeducation
EXPERIMENTALThe experimental group will receive weekly sessions of psychoeducation for 12 weeks in addition to receiving drug compliance encouragement
Interventions
Mothers and their caregivers will be encouraged to comply with the given medication
Mothers and their caregivers in the placebo comparator will receive an intervention of drug compliance encouragement
The experimental group will receive family psychoeducation for 12 sessions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Postpartum mothers with a psychiatric illness in the current postpartum period.
- Must have been admitted to the mental health facility for the current episode.
You may not qualify if:
- Mothers residing out of a radius of 50 km away from the health facility.
- Mothers that do not have caregivers.
- Mothers who are not fluent in the language in which the study will be conducted.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (2)
Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Kampala, 7072, Uganda
Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Kampala, P.O.Box 7072, Uganda
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Eija Airaksinen
Karolinska Institutet
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 28, 2010
First Posted
July 29, 2010
Study Start
August 1, 2008
Primary Completion
September 1, 2010
Study Completion
October 1, 2010
Last Updated
July 29, 2010
Record last verified: 2010-07