An Intervention Study to Evaluate a Website Tailored to New Dads to Promote Mental Health

McGill University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Mental Health in Expectant First-time Fathers

Treatments: Behavioral: Psychoeducational modules to prevent/reduce depression; Other: Control Group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02503670

Movember A03-B15-14B

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to develop and pilot test HealthyDads.ca, a website for expectant first-time fathers who have known risk factors for depression.

Enrollment: 72 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Able to communicate in French or English
• Either married or cohabiting at the time of study entry
• First child for both partners
• Have internet access
• Score <12 on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
• Not currently receiving psychotherapy from a health professional or on medication for a mental disorder
• At least 1 risk factor for depression if they score < 6 on the EPDS: a)history of depression, b) elevated anxiety or c) couple discord

Exclusion criteria

• Suicidal ideation or intent
• Physical condition precluding participation in exercise

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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72 participants in 2 patient groups

HealthyDads.ca web-based program

Other group

Description:

An on-line self-help psychoeducational website tailored to new dads. Psychoeducational learning modules and tools, including a 6 week physical activity challenge..

Treatment:

Behavioral: Psychoeducational modules to prevent/reduce depression

Control group

Other group

Description:

No access to the intervention. Will complete the same questionnaires as the Healthydads.ca group over the study period.

Treatment:

Other: Control Group