Exploratory Trial of a Group Psychological Intervention for Postnatal Depression in British Mother's of South Asian Origin (ROSHNI-D)

Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postnatal Depression in British South Asian Women; Depression, Postpartum

Treatments: Behavioral: Culturally adapted psychological intervention (Positive Health Programme)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NETWORK

Identifiers

NCT01838889

PB-PG-1208-18087 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

47847

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is an exploratory randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a group psychological intervention for postnatal depression in British mother's of south Asian origin. The aim is to evaluate the efficacy of a group psychological intervention (PHP) based on the principles of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in treating depression in postpartum women. The hypothesis is that depressed British women of South Asian origin receiving the group intervention will show significant improvements in terms of severity of depression as compared to the treatment as usual (TAU) control group.

Enrollment: 83 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 16+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• self-ascribed British women of South Asian origin as defined by UK Office of -National Statistics,
• over the age of 16 years
• living with their babies,
• who meet the criteria for ICD-10 depression

Exclusion criteria

• women with diagnosed physical or learning disability,
• post-partum or other psychosis,
• severely depressed
• actively suicidal.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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83 participants in 2 patient groups

Culturally adapted psychological intervention (PHP)

Experimental group

Description:

Depressed Mothers randomized to experimental arm will undergo a 12 week group psychological intervention on the 'positive health programme'.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Culturally adapted psychological intervention (Positive Health Programme)

Treatment as usual (TAU)

No Intervention group

Description:

Depressed mothers randomized to TAU arm will receive treatment as usual.