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Active Not RecruitingNCT07077759
An Online Self-compassion Intervention for Anxiety and Depression in Fathers of Infants: A Feasibility Study
- Status
- Active Not Recruiting
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 40 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Metropolitan University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Male
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
To investigate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of an online mindfulness and self-compassion intervention for the mental health in fathers experiencing paternal perinatal depression (PPD).
Detailed description
The pilot non-RCT will be assessed using an online survey and semi-structured individual interviews. Preliminary effectiveness measures include self-compassion, emotion regulation, resilience, parenting sense of competence, parental stress, marital satisfaction, insomnia, generalized anxiety, and PPD measured at baseline, immediate post-intervention, and 2-month follow-up. Mixed-effects models will test changes between groups, while directed content analysis will be employed for qualitative data.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Online self-compassion intervention | Participants in the intervention group will receive five consecutive weekly sessions, with each session lasting 2 hours (totaling 10 hours). Each session will include an introduction, guided exercises, group discussions and home practice. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2025-10-01
- Primary completion
- 2026-03-31
- Completion
- 2026-10-31
- First posted
- 2025-07-22
- Last updated
- 2026-01-21
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Hong Kong
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