New online program aims to tackle postpartum depression
NCT ID NCT07066631
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a virtual platform called MOVIN that helps pregnant and postpartum people with depression or anxiety. Participants get a care coordinator who recommends online treatments and works with their doctor. The goal is to see if this approach reduces symptoms better than just providing online resources. The study will enroll 570 adults in Ontario.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- virtual collaborative care platform with care coordination and stepped interventions
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a scalable, accessible way to deliver mental health care to many new parents who currently go untreated.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single trial testing a platform versus enhanced usual care, so results may not apply everywhere. The intervention is complex and depends on participant engagement and local resources.
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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 570 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
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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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: 1. Adult (age 18 years or older) 2. Pregnant or postpartum and living with their infant 0-6 months old. This includes all individuals who identify as women, as well as those of female sex who do not identify as women (e.g., non-binary, trans) who are the primary parent for their infant. This includes via natural birth, adoption, or surrogacy. 3. EPDS score \>10 at eligibility screening. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Active alcohol or substance use disorder, mania or psychotic disorder (as these conditions are better managed in direct specialty care). 2. Active suicide plan or intent (as emergent hospital-based care is likely required), 3. Plan to move out of Ontario during the study. 4. Unable to complete relevant study procedures and measures online. For the few participants without access to devices/home internet, we will budget for tablets/data plans. 5. Unable to complete study activities in English. Note that Google translate is available for the intervention platform and language lines are available for participants so that they can be served in their language of choice, however we are unable to provide translations of all study assessment and questionnaire materials that participants will need to complete during the study. 6. No primary care clinician (required for collaborative mental health care delivery model). 7. Currently enrolled in a collaborative mental health care model.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Women's College Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5S 1B2, Canada
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Women's College Hospital
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, Canada
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