NCT01838889

Exploratory Trial of a Group Psychological Intervention for Postnatal Depression in British Mother's of South Asian Origin

Exploratory RCT of a Group Psychological Intervention for Postnatal Depression in British Mother's of South Asian Origin

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 83 (actual)
• Sponsor: Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust · Network
• Sex: Female
• Age: 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

• Depression, Postpartum
• Postnatal Depression in British South Asian Women

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Culturally adapted psychological intervention (Positive Health Programme)	This study will evaluate the efficacy of a group psychological intervention (PHP) based on the principles of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in treating depression in postpartum women.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-03-01
• Primary completion: 2013-08-01
• Completion: 2013-10-01
• First posted: 2013-04-24
• Last updated: 2014-12-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom