Three Model Care Pathways for Postnatal Depression

University of Melbourne

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postnatal Depression

Treatments: Behavioral: CBT-Counselling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01002027

H2005/01895

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study evaluates three best-practice care pathways for postnatal depression (PND) by comparing sole General Practitioner (GP) management to GP management in combination with CBT-based counselling from either a Psychologist or a Maternal and Child Health Nurse (MCHN).

Enrollment: 68 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• English-speaking women at 3-months postpartum

Exclusion criteria

• Psychosis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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68 participants in 3 patient groups

CBT-counselling with Nurse

Active Comparator group

Description:

CBT-counselling with Maternal Health Nurse, adjunctive to management by general medical practitioner

Treatment:

Behavioral: CBT-Counselling

CBT-Counselling by Psychologist

Active Comparator group

Description:

CBT-counselling with Psychologist, adjunctive to management by general medical practitioner

Treatment:

Behavioral: CBT-Counselling

Routine management

No Intervention group

Description:

Ongoing management by general medical practitioner