Interpersonal Therapy-Based Treatment to Prevent Postpartum Depression in Adolescent Mothers

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

250 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-12-31

Study Completion Date

2018-10-30

Brief Summary

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The Specific Aim of this study is to conduct a randomized controlled trial to evaluate whether Project REACH (an interpersonal psychotherapy-based intervention) compared with a didactic attention-control program reduces the risk of PPD in adolescent mothers.

Primary Hypothesis:

1. The intervention (Project REACH) will be significantly more efficacious than the control program in reducing the risk of PPD up to six months postpartum in adolescent mothers.

Secondary Hypotheses:
2. The decreased rate of major depression in the Project REACH group compared to the control program group will be sustained through one year postpartum.
3. Adolescent mothers in Project REACH compared to the control program group will have higher levels of maternal-child bonding.

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Detailed Description

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Each year, more than 400,000 births in the United States are to mothers less than 20 years old. Alarmingly, approximately 25-36% of teen mothers experience postpartum depression (PPD), a condition associated with significant social and health morbidity. PPD places teen mothers and their children at great risk during an already challenging time in their lives. Preventing PPD in this vulnerable population is essential to improving overall health.

Project REACH is a randomized controlled trial, to evaluate whether our novel preventive intervention compared to a didactic attention control reduces the risk of PPD in adolescent mothers. The intervention, REACH (Relax, Encourage, Appreciate, Communicate, Help), is based on Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) and targets those factors that may play a significant role in the development of PPD in adolescent mothers (i.e., poor social support, role transitions and life stressors). The control condition includes didactic prenatal education sessions.

Project REACH builds on the foundation of our NIMH-funded treatment development project and pilot study (R34 MH077588). The pilot study demonstrated feasibility, acceptability and initial efficacy in a small sample. The current R01 proposal aims to evaluate the efficacy of the Project REACH intervention in reducing the risk of PPD.

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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Experimental

Behavioral: Interpersonal therapy-based treatment Participants assigned to receive interpersonal therapy-based treatment will focus on the psychological aspects of pregnancy and factors that may play a role in the development of postpartum depression in teenage mothers, such as poor social support, role transitions, and life stressors. Both groups will attend 5 weekly sessions and have a brief booster session postpartum.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Interpersonal therapy-based treatment

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interpersonal therapy-based treatment Participants assigned to receive interpersonal therapy-based treatment will focus on the psychological aspects of pregnancy and factors that may play a role in the development of postpartum depression in teenage mothers, such as poor social support, role transitions, and life stressors. (5 weekly sessions with a booster session postpartum)

Control

Behavioral: Standard care Participants assigned to receive standard care will focus on prenatal education including issues associated with pregnancy and postpartum. Both groups will attend 5 weekly sessions and have a brief booster session postpartum.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Interpersonal therapy-based treatment

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interpersonal therapy-based treatment Participants assigned to receive interpersonal therapy-based treatment will focus on the psychological aspects of pregnancy and factors that may play a role in the development of postpartum depression in teenage mothers, such as poor social support, role transitions, and life stressors. (5 weekly sessions with a booster session postpartum)

Interventions

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Interpersonal therapy-based treatment

Interpersonal therapy-based treatment Participants assigned to receive interpersonal therapy-based treatment will focus on the psychological aspects of pregnancy and factors that may play a role in the development of postpartum depression in teenage mothers, such as poor social support, role transitions, and life stressors. (5 weekly sessions with a booster session postpartum)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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REACH 2

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Less than 24 weeks pregnant
* Not currently being treated for depression
* Speaks and reads English fluently

Exclusion Criteria

* Currently receiving mental health services from a health care provider
* Meets DSM-IV criteria for an affective disorder, substance use disorder, or psychosis

Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

19 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes