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Behavioural Activation (BA) for Postnatal Depression in Blackpool

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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

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)

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

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

Mrs C Law, MSc; Miss E Lowrie, PhD

Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov

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