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NCT number NCT05209789
Other study ID # RC31/21/0166
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date December 18, 2023
Est. completion date December 2026

Study information

Verified date February 2024
Source University Hospital, Toulouse
Contact Carole GENTILLEAU, MD
Phone 33-5 61 77 13 15
Email gentilleau.c@chu-toulouse.fr
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Postpartum depression (PPD) may impair the mother-infant relationship and lead to both short and long-term suboptimal development of the baby. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a targeted intervention (HUGS: Happiness Understanding Giving and Sharing) for enhancing the mother-infant relationship.


Description:

Post-partum depression (PPD) is the most common psychological pathology following childbirth and affects 12% of women in France. This pathology may impair the mother-infant relationship and lead to suboptimal development of the baby in the short and long-term. The prevalence of early interaction disorders is estimated at 73% among women suffering from PPD. Although treatments for PDD are effective, the mother-infant interaction remains impaired, as well as the short, medium and long-term development of the child. It is therefore essential to develop at a very early stage an intervention specifically targeting the mother-infant interaction, and to integrate this care into the general care given to mothers suffering from PPD. A short cognitive-behavioural therapy intervention focused on improving the quality of the mother-infant relationship (the HUGS program: Happiness, Understanding, Giving and Sharing) has been created and validated by Prof. Jeannette Milgrom's Australian team. The objective of our study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the HUGS programme compared to a Playtime control group using a randomised controlled trial in a population of women suffering from PPD and being cared for in 7 French maternity hospitals. The comparison will be made 6 months after intervention initiation using "Factor 1: Mother Positive Affective Involvement and Verbalization" of the PCERA (Parent-Child Early Relational Assessment) mother-child interaction evaluation scale.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 104
Est. completion date December 2026
Est. primary completion date December 2026
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Female
Age group 18 Years to 100 Years
Eligibility Inclusion criteria regarding the mother: - Person affiliated or beneficiary of a social security plan; - Free, informed and written consent signed by the participant and the investigator (at the latest on the day of inclusion and before any examination required by the research); - Woman who gave birth in one of the maternity hospitals participating in the study; - Diagnosis of postpartum depression made by the perinatal psychiatry team according to the clinical criteria of the DSM-5; - Time to onset of depressive symptoms within the first 12 months after childbirth; - Treatment for postpartum depression that started at least 8 weeks ago with improved mood as assessed by the psychiatrist. Inclusion criteria for the baby: - Baby aged less than 1 year at inclusion; - Twins will be able to participate in the study and benefit from the interventions; Non-inclusion criteria concerning the mother: - Uncontrolled substance use disorder; - Presence of suicidal ideas at inclusion; - Manic episode of a bipolar disease - Psychiatric pathology decompensated upon inclusion and corresponding to the following list: Schizophrenic disorder, Schizoaffective disorder, Mood disorders with psychotic symptoms; - Non French speaker. Non-inclusion criteria for the baby: - Baby hospitalized or having sustained medical care upon inclusion in the context of a somatic pathology.

Study Design


Intervention

Behavioral:
HUGS
Group therapy with the participation of two therapist positively encouraging mother-baby interactions in a non-judgmental manner
Playtime
Very little intervention from the therapists

Locations

Country Name City State
France Bordeaux Public Hospital Bordeaux
France Havre Public Hospital Maternity Le Havre
France Reims Public Hospital Maternity Reims
France Rouen Public Hospital Maternity Rouen
France Toulouse Child Guidance Toulouse
France Toulouse Joseph Ducuing Maternity Toulouse
France Toulouse Public Hospital Maternity Toulouse

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University Hospital, Toulouse

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Other Socio-economic analysis the efficiency of the HUGS program compared to usual care, by means of a cost-utility analysis: Costs of support from the point of view of the community and QALYs in order to calculate a differential cost-utility ratio (collected using the EUROQOL EQ-5D-5L scale). 6 months after the end of the intervention
Primary Mother-infant interaction The primary endpoint will be the score of factor 1 ("positive affective commitment of the mother as well as her verbalization skills with her baby") of the mother-baby interaction assessment scale The Parent-Child Early Relational Assessment ( PCERA) between the two study groups : HUGS and Playtime.
PCERA factor 1 will be measured by analysis of video footage of each mother-baby duo by two independent blind assessors from allocation groups.The score taken into account will be the consensus score between the two evaluators.
6 months after the end of the intervention
Secondary Mothers' stress Parental Stress Index (PSI-3) measured on both groups. This index is categorised in various items (stressors), each including a Likert style index from 1 to 5. The PSI-3 sums up all the items into a score : a high score representing a high stress for the parent. Right before the intervention (Baseline)
Secondary Mothers' stress Parental Stress Index (PSI-3) measured on both groups. This index is categorised in various items (stressors), each including a Likert style index from 1 to 5. The PSI-3 sums up all the items into a score : a high score representing a high stress for the parent. Right at the end of the intervention : 28 days after the start of the study
Secondary Mothers' stress Parental Stress Index (PSI-3) measured on both groups. This index is categorised in various items (stressors), each including a Likert style index from 1 to 5. The PSI-3 sums up all the items into a score : a high score representing a high stress for the parent. 6 months after the end of the intervention
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