Mothers Avoiding Depression Through Empowerment Intervention Trial

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

540 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-09-30

Study Completion Date

2010-10-31

Brief Summary

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Postpartum depressive symptoms are a major health problem that affects hundreds of women annually. The investgators propose to test an intervention to reduce postpartum depressive symptoms and prevent elevated levels of depressive symptoms in postpartum mothers by preparing and educating women about specific situational triggers of depressive symptoms, by bolstering personal and social resources, by enhancing self-management skills to buffer postpartum demands, and by increasing access to existing healthcare and community resources available to postpartum mothers.

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Detailed Description

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Postpartum depression (PPD) is a disorder affecting many women after delivery of a child. Up to 50% of mothers may experience some depressive symptoms after giving birth, and up to 25% of them will develop major depressive disorder. Some situational factors that place mothers at risk of PPD may be changed or minimized, including social support, the mother's efficiency in handling situational stress, and distress from physical symptoms. Preparing mothers to identify potential situational triggers of depressive symptoms, enhancing their postpartum self-management skills , and providing them access to the proper social and healthcare resources may prevent them from developing major depression. This study will test the efficacy of a brief intervention that aims to prevent PPD by preparing mothers to deal with stressful triggers and depressive symptoms.

This study will last 6 months. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either treatment as usual or the behavioral education intervention. The intervention will involve two parts. First, after giving birth and while still in the hospital, participants will complete an education session with a social worker and receive written materials about PPD. Then, 2 weeks after discharge from the hospital, participants will receive a call from the social worker, who will conduct a needs assessment that addresses participants' physical and emotional health. If a participant is experiencing distress, the social worker will refer her to appropriate resources and will reinforce self-management skills. All participants will receive a list of community and hospital resources by mail.

Study assessments will take place at 3 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months after study entry. At these points, participants will complete a 20-minute survey with a research assistant about their health, mood, and basic demographic information.

Conditions

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Postpartum Depression

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Treatment as usual

Participants will receive standard postpartum education and discharge materials provided by the hospital and a list of community and Internet resources by mail.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Behavioral education

Participants will receive behavioral education on postpartum depression and a list of community and Internet resources by mail.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral education intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

One education session with a social worker while at the hospital, provision of an educational pamphlet and summary sheet for partner, a needs assessment by the social worker 2 weeks after hospital discharge, and additional patient education and reinforcement of self-management skills, as needed

Interventions

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Behavioral education intervention

One education session with a social worker while at the hospital, provision of an educational pamphlet and summary sheet for partner, a needs assessment by the social worker 2 weeks after hospital discharge, and additional patient education and reinforcement of self-management skills, as needed

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient in the Maternity Unit at Mount Sinai Hospital
* Infant has a birth weight greater than or equal to 2,500 grams
* Infant has a 5-minute Apgar score greater than or equal to 7
* Self-identifies as Black/African American or Hispanic/Latina; White or minority other than Black/African American or Hispanic/Latina will be referred to a parallel study with the same protocol at Mount Sinai Hospital
* Speaks English or Spanish
* Has a working telephone

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No