NCT02532504

Change Your Life With Seven Sheets of Paper

Change Your Life With Seven Sheets of Paper: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial for Postnatal Depression: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial for Postnatal Depression

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to deliver CBT based intervention called "Change your life with 7 Sheets of paper" to women with mild to moderate postnatal depression (PND) through trained traditional birth attendants (TBAs). Participants will be recruited from low income area in Karachi Pakistan. Edinburg Postnatal Depression scale (EPDS) will be used to screen mothers having children between birth till 12 months. Group intervention will be delivered through trained TBAs.

Detailed description

The prevalence rate of PND in Pakistani women and its effect on the growth and development of young children and child mortality is very high. Despite availability of interventions to improve maternal health, the major issue in implementation of those interventions is because of limited availability of trained health professionals . Therefore the aim of this study is to train TBAs in delivering Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) based intervention called "Changing your life with seven sheets of paper". Participants will be recruited from low income area in Karachi. Total 36 participants will be recruited and randomized into 2 groups; intervention and Treatment As Usual (TAU) group. Total 8 sessions will be delivered by trained TBAs over the period of 3 months.

Conditions

• Postnatal Depression

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	CBT	8 sessions of CBT based intervention called "change your life with seven sheets of paper by Prof. Chris Williams. These sheets cover key skills of CBT that are; 1. Five Areas vicious circle 2. Bad thought spotter 3. Amazing Bad thought Busting Programme (ABTPB) 4. Easy 4 Step plan 5. Things you do that mess you up/Confidence sheet 6. Happy List/ Things you do that boost how you feel sheet 7. Planner and Review sheets

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-08-01
• Primary completion: 2016-03-01
• Completion: 2016-03-01
• First posted: 2015-08-25
• Last updated: 2017-01-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan