Clinical Trials Logo

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a social media-based parenting program can improve responsive parenting among mothers with Postpartum depression (PPD) symptoms. Participants will be randomized to receive the parenting program plus online depression treatment or online depression treatment alone to assess target engagement. Our overall objective for this application is to study whether this program combined with online depression treatment leads to more responsive parenting (target) and signals improved child language, socioemotional and cognitive development (outcomes) compared to depression treatment alone.


Clinical Trial Description

Postpartum depression (PPD) symptoms are common among women following the birth of a child and can adversely impact a mother's ability to care for her child. As a result, infants of mothers with PPD symptoms may experience less responsive parenting, placing them at greater risk for delays in development. Evidence- based parenting programs have been developed to guide mothers with caring for their infants but may not address the impact of depression on parenting, are intensive and expensive to administer with limited ability for scale up, or are not available in a format that facilitates participation by women with depressive symptoms. To address these barriers, we developed a theoretically-driven social media-based parenting program on responsive parenting and child development. To determine whether the social media-based parenting program can improve responsive parenting among women with PPD symptoms, we will conduct a prospective individually randomized group treatment trial. 75 eligible women who screen positive for PPD at their infants' well child visit and their children will be consented, enrolled, and randomized as mother-child dyads 1:1 to receive a) the social media-based parenting program plus online depression treatment or b) online depression treatment alone. We chose a randomized design, because it is most effective in guarding against bias and will ensure that patients in both arms are similar in observed and unobserved characteristics. Treatment assignment will be done at the time of enrollment following informed consent. Descriptive statistics for demographic and poverty characteristics and PPD symptoms measured at baseline will be examined across the two treatment groups to assess the success of the randomization. We will assess responsive parenting at baseline and 3 months post-enrollment. Secondary outcomes, including changes in EPDS, BDI-II PSOC, and PSI-SF scores measured between baseline and the 3-month follow-up between groups, will be explored to determine if the effects of the parenting program are consistent with preliminary pilot findings. The intervention arm will also be assessed with the Therapeutic Factors Inventory-8 (TFI-8) to measure cohesion and the Acceptability survey which measures feasibility of the parenting program at 3-months post-enrollment. Additionally, at the 3-month mark, all participants will be administered the MoodGym Acceptability Survey to assess feasibility of the online depression treatment program. The results of this application would be expected to contribute important new knowledge and inform a future trial on parenting strategies to better assist mothers with PPD symptoms and improve child developmental outcomes. ;


Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


NCT number NCT04045132
Study type Interventional
Source Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Contact
Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date December 17, 2019
Completion date October 7, 2021

See also
  Status Clinical Trial Phase
Completed NCT03905278 - Parental Support Intervention in the Oncological Context N/A
Recruiting NCT06111040 - Nurturing Needs Study: Parenting Food Motivated Children N/A
Completed NCT03559907 - Partnering for Prevention: Building Healthy Habits in Underserved Communities N/A
Completed NCT04628546 - The Parenting Young Children Check-up Evaluation N/A
Recruiting NCT06273228 - Parenting Young Children in Pediatrics N/A
Terminated NCT03517111 - The Impact of a Parenting Intervention on Latino Youth Health Behaviors N/A
Completed NCT04502979 - Learning to Love Mealtime Together N/A
Completed NCT03097991 - Randomized Controlled Trial of Prenatal Coparenting Intervention (CoparentRCT) N/A
Recruiting NCT06038721 - Unified Protocol: Community Connections N/A
Completed NCT04556331 - Sowing the Seeds of Confidence: Brief Online Group Parenting Programme for Anxious Parents of 1-3 Year Olds N/A
Completed NCT04101799 - Evaluation of the Parental Support Intervention For Our Children's Sake in Prisons in Sweden N/A
Completed NCT02792309 - Impact Evaluation of MotherWise Program N/A
Recruiting NCT02622048 - Understanding and Helping Families: Parents With Psychosis N/A
Completed NCT02718508 - An e-Parenting Skills Intervention to Decrease Injured Adolescents' Alcohol Use N/A
Completed NCT01861158 - Online Parent Training for Children With Behavior Disorders N/A
Completed NCT01554215 - Mom Power is an Attachment Based Parenting Program for Families and Their Children Phase 2
Terminated NCT01395238 - Enhancing Father's Ability to Support Their Preschool Child N/A
Completed NCT05930535 - Family-Focused Adolescent & Lifelong Health Promotion N/A
Completed NCT04525703 - Pathways for Parents After Incarceration Feasibility Study N/A
Recruiting NCT06038799 - Caregiver Skills Training: Comparing Clinician Training Methods N/A