NCT02843022

Effectiveness of a Web-based Nursing Intervention in the Reduction of Postpartum Depression and Parenting Stress.

Enhancing Follow-up Mechanisms for Women at Risk for Postpartum Depression

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 683 (actual)
• Sponsor: Saint Anselm College · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether a web-based nursing intervention delivered during the postpartum period will decrease symptoms of postpartum depression and parenting stress.

Detailed description

The purpose of this randomized, controlled trial is to determine whether receiving standardized messages (text or email) from a postpartum nurse four times/week for 6 months after delivery will decrease symptoms of postpartum depression and parenting stress. Enrolled women will be randomized to one of three groups. The first group will receive the usual care, which is a phone call from a nurse within the first few weeks postpartum. The second group will receive four standardized messages each week, the content of which will include infant care, maternal self-care and inspirational material. The third group will receive the same four standardized messages each week, and in addition, two of these weekly messages will offer the option to respond with a request for a nurse to call them. Baseline data will be collected during the postpartum hospitalization, and follow-up will occur by email at 3 weeks, 3 months and 6 months postpartum.

Conditions

• Depression, Postpartum

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	standardized electronic messages	supportive and educational short messages
BEHAVIORAL	nurse phone call if requested	If participant responds "yes" to an offer for a phone call, a nurse calls them within a week of this response
BEHAVIORAL	Staff nurse phone follow-up	Usual care: hospital nurse or lactation consultant calls patient within 2-3 weeks prior to discharge. Message left if patient is not reached.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-11-01
• Primary completion: 2018-02-01
• Completion: 2018-02-01
• First posted: 2016-07-25
• Last updated: 2018-04-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States