NCT06305325

Coparenting Intervention to Prevent Postpartum Depression

eHealth Antenatal Coparenting Intervention to Prevent Postpartum Depression Among Primiparous Women, Karachi, Pakistan: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 106 (actual)
• Sponsor: Brock University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this pilot randomized controlled trial was to examine the feasibility and acceptability of an ehealth antenatal coparenting intervention (eACoP) in primiparous Pakistani women. The secondary purpose of the study was to see the effectives of the intervention in prevention postpartum depression in women. Two hundred and twelve primiparous couples were randomized into an intervention or a control group from the Aga Khan University Hospital. Couples were randomized using consecutively numbered sealed envelopes. Couples in the intervention group received the eACoP intervention during pregnancy, consist of eight online videos in addition to the standard care provided at the center. Both the intervention group and control group received standard care.

Conditions

• Postpartum Depression
• Anxiety

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	eHealth Antenatal Coparenting Intervention	This intervention focuses on developing conflict management, problem solving, communication, and mutual support to foster positive joint parenting of an infant. A modification in the delivery of this intervention was made in the current study in order to make it deliver online. The eACoP intervention included eight antenatal videos from Feinberg's Family Foundation intervention. A website for the eACoP intervention was developed, and all the videos were uploaded to the website. These videos were 30-40 minutes each. The videos were in English and subtitles in Urdu were added to the videos. These videos were accompanied by an activity-based coparenting workbook. The coparenting workbook includes a worksheet and homework for each video and was also translated into Urdu

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-09-23
• Primary completion: 2019-11-22
• Completion: 2020-02-22
• First posted: 2024-03-12
• Last updated: 2024-03-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan