Online program aims to stop postpartum depression before it starts
NCT ID NCT05110456
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a program called "Parents and Babies" to see if it could prevent depression in pregnant women. The program is an online course with phone support. 510 pregnant women with mild to moderate depression symptoms took part. The goal was to see if the course plus phone calls worked better than the course alone.
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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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510 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2021
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- 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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14 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women (12-25 weeks' gestation) * subclinical and clinical levels of depression (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) scores 8-16) * ability to read and understand French. Exclusion Criteria: * EPDS score in the clinical range (≥ 17) or no symptoms (EPDS \< 8) * Positive screening of psychotic symptoms using the Psychosis Screening Questionnaire (PSQ) * self-reported substance abuse problems.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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St. Justine hospital
Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1C5, Canada
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