Can a simple quiz spot depression in dads?
NCT ID NCT06772701
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aims to see if the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), a questionnaire already used for mothers, also works for fathers. Researchers will enroll 1,000 French fathers with babies 10 days old or younger. Participants fill out online questionnaires and some also take a diagnostic interview. The goal is to validate the EPDS as a screening tool for paternal postnatal depression.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could give doctors a reliable way to screen new fathers for depression, leading to earlier help.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational validation study, not a treatment trial. It only tests a questionnaire, so it won't directly improve anyone's health.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * All fathers whose baby is 10 days old or less Exclusion Criteria: * People with a poor understanding of spoken or written French * Minors * Persons under court protection, guardianship or curatorship
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Antoine-Béclère hospital AP-HP
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONClamart, 92140, France
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Le Havre hospital - site Jacques Monod
RECRUITINGMontivilliers, 76290, France
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