New AI tool aims to catch postpartum depression before it starts
NCT ID NCT06818734
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a computer tool that uses artificial intelligence to alert doctors when a pregnant patient may be at high risk for postpartum depression. The tool gives doctors a risk score and suggests steps like referrals or educational materials. Researchers will ask 160 pregnant women and their doctors whether the tool is helpful, easy to use, and practical in real clinic settings.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Clinical decision support tool (AI algorithm)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this tool could help doctors spot postpartum depression risk earlier and connect mothers to support sooner.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on whether doctors find the tool useful, not yet on whether it actually prevents depression. The tool only alerts doctors—it doesn't guarantee any action or better outcomes.
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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 160 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female 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: * 18 years or older * being seen at one of participating clinics * pregnancy at 20 week gestation or more Exclusion Criteria: * Does not speak inclusion * does not have internet access Clinician eligibility: * If they manage patients in the three clinics as a board-certified OBGYN clinician. * No exclusion criteria apply for clinician based on their knowledge and experience in treating PPD
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Center for Community Health: 515 6th street (3rd floor)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBrooklyn, New York, 11215, United States
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Ob GYN Lower Manhattan 156 William street, New York City
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10038, United States
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Weill Cornell Medicine OBGYN practice 72 street
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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Weill Cornell Medicine- Women's Health practice 505 East 70th street, New York City
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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