Effectiveness of a Web-based Nursing Intervention in the Reduction of Postpartum Depression and Parenting Stress.

NCT ID: NCT02843022

Last Updated: 2018-04-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

683 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-11-30

Study Completion Date

2018-02-28

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to determine whether a web-based nursing intervention delivered during the postpartum period will decrease symptoms of postpartum depression and parenting stress.

Detailed Description

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The purpose of this randomized, controlled trial is to determine whether receiving standardized messages (text or email) from a postpartum nurse four times/week for 6 months after delivery will decrease symptoms of postpartum depression and parenting stress. Enrolled women will be randomized to one of three groups. The first group will receive the usual care, which is a phone call from a nurse within the first few weeks postpartum. The second group will receive four standardized messages each week, the content of which will include infant care, maternal self-care and inspirational material. The third group will receive the same four standardized messages each week, and in addition, two of these weekly messages will offer the option to respond with a request for a nurse to call them. Baseline data will be collected during the postpartum hospitalization, and follow-up will occur by email at 3 weeks, 3 months and 6 months postpartum.

Conditions

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Depression, Postpartum

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Usual care

Participant will receive the usual care provided by the nursing staff at Catholic Medical Center. A lactation consultant or childbirth educator attempts to call each patient within 2-3 weeks prior to discharge. Only one call is made, and a message left if the patient would like to call back.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Staff nurse phone follow-up

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Usual care: hospital nurse or lactation consultant calls patient within 2-3 weeks prior to discharge. Message left if patient is not reached.

Message Only

Participant will receive the usual care, and in addition, will receive four standardized electronic messages weekly for six months postpartum. These will be one-way messages without the option to respond.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

standardized electronic messages

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

supportive and educational short messages

Staff nurse phone follow-up

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Usual care: hospital nurse or lactation consultant calls patient within 2-3 weeks prior to discharge. Message left if patient is not reached.

Message and Nurse

Participant will receive the usual care as well as the four standardized electronic messages/week for 6 months. Two of these weekly messages will be two-way, providing the option for the participant to respond "yes" to an offer to have a nurse call them. A nurse phone call if requested will be provided with a week.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

standardized electronic messages

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

supportive and educational short messages

nurse phone call if requested

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

If participant responds "yes" to an offer for a phone call, a nurse calls them within a week of this response

Staff nurse phone follow-up

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Usual care: hospital nurse or lactation consultant calls patient within 2-3 weeks prior to discharge. Message left if patient is not reached.

Interventions

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standardized electronic messages

supportive and educational short messages

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

nurse phone call if requested

If participant responds "yes" to an offer for a phone call, a nurse calls them within a week of this response

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Staff nurse phone follow-up

Usual care: hospital nurse or lactation consultant calls patient within 2-3 weeks prior to discharge. Message left if patient is not reached.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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text messages email messages

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Able to speak and read English
2. Access to a device which can receive text or email messages

Exclusion Criteria

1. Non-English speaking,
2. No access to a device which can receive text or email messages
3. Age younger than 18 -
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Catholic Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Saint Anselm College

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Deborah E. McCarter, PhD, RN

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Saint Anselm College

Locations

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Catholic Medical Center

Manchester, New Hampshire, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Other Identifiers

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NURS2015-3

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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