New hope: program aims to stop postpartum depression in survivors of childhood trauma
NCT ID NCT05795114
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 23, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a program called ROSE to see if it can prevent depression during pregnancy and after birth in people who experienced childhood adversity. About 76 pregnant individuals will either get the ROSE program or standard care. Researchers will track their mood with surveys and interviews to see if ROSE helps keep depression away.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 76 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years * At least one prenatal visit at Northwestern Medicine * Less than 24 weeks gestation * Non-anomalous pregnancy * English- or Spanish- speaking * ACE score ≥ 2 * Singleton gestation Exclusion Criteria: * Intent to delivery outside of Prentice Women's Hospital * Active major depressive episode * Active substance use disorder * Participation in a study with a competing intervention or outcome
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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