Behavioural Activation (BA) for Postnatal Depression in Blackpool

National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Postnatal Depression

Treatments: Behavioral: Behavioural Activation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04183582

BBS001

Details and patient eligibility

About

Is Behavioural Activation feasible, acceptable and potentially effective for mothers experiencing post natal depression in Blackpool?

Phase 1: A series of single case studies which aim to examine and refine a) the appropriateness of the programme to women in Blackpool b) the suitability of BA as part of a stepped-care approach to perinatal mental health within the Health Visitor pathway and c) the delivery of the programme in practice.

Phase 2: A preliminary single group study examining the quantitative outcomes for participating women (i.e. symptoms of depression, anxiety and general mood, parental stress, responsiveness, and behavioural avoidance and activation.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years or older
• Score between 10-19 on PhQ9
• Have given birth within the last 6 months
• Willing to engage in a psychological therapy
• Informed, prepared and safe to participate in the programme
• Able to understand spoken and basic written English

Exclusion criteria

• Under 18 years old
• Score under 10 or over 19 on the PHQ9
• Receiving another from of psychological treatment for depression
• Unwilling to engage in a psychological therapy
• Another primary area of difficulty which takes precedence over the current programme (e.g.substance dependency disorders, suicidal crises, frequent, serious and deliberate self-harm, acute threat in the form of serious interpersonal violence from a partner or friend or family member, and evidence of more serious mental health disorders which may require additional support, i.e., psychotic disorders, Bipolar Disorder

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 1 patient group

Intervention Group

Experimental group

Description:

Single arm group receiving Behavioural Activation, a facilitated self-help programme delivered by trained Health Visitors as six one hour sessions over four weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Behavioural Activation