New online course aims to ease anxiety and depression in new parents
NCT ID NCT06881693
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests an 8-week online cognitive behavioral therapy course designed for new and expecting parents struggling with anxiety or depression. Researchers will enroll 60 parents (including non-birthing partners) to see if the program reduces symptoms and is practical for routine care. The course includes educational materials and questionnaires to track progress.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (ICBT) course
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a convenient, accessible treatment option for anxiety and depression in new and expecting parents.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study (60 participants) without a control group, so results may not be generalizable. The intervention is self-guided online, which may not work for everyone.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
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.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: * Become the guardian of an infant in the last 24 month by birth or adoption/fostering or are expecting the birth of an infant as a birthing parent or partner; * Self-reported difficulty with depression and/or anxiety; * Are aged 18 years or older; or 16 if participant meets criteria to be treated as a mature minor based on Saskatchewan legislation; * Willingness to learn information and skills to self-manage mental health difficulties, consent to course and associated research. Exclusion Criteria: * Current severe medical or psychiatric condition that requires immediate treatment (e.g. current mania or psychosis, actively suicidal or unable to keep themselves safe, medical condition requiring immediate surgery or other invasive treatment); * Living outside of Saskatchewan; * Unable to read and understand English. (All content is provided in English and staff is English speaking; it is cost prohibitive at this time to provide the complete service in languages other than English).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Online Therapy Unit
RECRUITINGRegina, Saskatchewan, S4S 0A2, Canada
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