Clinical trials: Puerperal Depression
Post Partum Depression
A Wearable Morning Light Treatment for Postpartum Depression
This study will test a consumer health light therapy device (Re-Timer) for women with postpartum depression to better understand how it affects mood and the body clock (also called the circadian clock).
- Trial name
- NCT04845347
- Testing
- Bright Light Therapy, Dim Light Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Post Partum Depression
Improving Outcomes for Low-Income Mothers With Depression
This is a randomized comparative effectiveness trial to improve outcomes among pregnant and post-partum women with symptoms of depression.
- Trial name
- NCT03221556
- Testing
- Engagement-Focused Care Coordination (EFCC), Problem Solving Education (PSE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 231 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Preterm Birth, Health Care Utilization
Testing Feasibility of Care Coordination and Motivational Interviewing for Women With a Recent Preterm Birth
This study continues an adaptation of care coordination to address the needs of women after preterm birth. This is a small single arm open trial designed to test intervention implementation and refine the intervention before…
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Health Care Utilization, Tobacco Use, Contraceptive Usage
- Trial name
- NCT05120843
- Testing
- Care coordination and motivational interviewing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Postnatal Depression, Social Isolation
Online Singing Interventions for Postnatal Depression in Times of Social Isolation: a Single Arm Study
Melodies for Mums (M4M) is an intervention developed and tested as part of a collaboration between the Royal College of Music, Imperial College London and University College London from 2015-2017.
- Trial name
- SHAPER-PNDO (NCT04857593)
- Testing
- Melodies for Mums
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Contraception, Postpartum Depression
Timing of Postpartum Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Administration on Breastfeeding, Contraceptive Continuation, and Depression
The investigators plan to enroll 184 women who are planning to breastfeed and use DMPA after delivery to find out whether the timing of postpartum administration of DMPA (prior to hospital discharge or 4-6 weeks after delivery)…
- Conditions
- Contraception, Postpartum Depression, Lactation
- Trial name
- DEPO-ABCD (NCT01463202)
- Testing
- Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beatrice Chen
Health Attitude, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Postnatal mHealth Intervention Development
This study is a six-week exploratory developmental phase (phase 1) of a larger project to develop an mHealth intervention targeting health education and social support for Indian women in the postnatal period.
- Conditions
- Health Attitude, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Postpartum Depression, Acceptability of Health Care
- Trial name
- MESSAGE (NCT04636398)
- Testing
- MESSAGE - mHealth intervention
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Perinatal Depression, PostPartum Depression
Comparing the Effectiveness of Clinicians and Paraprofessionals to Reduce Disparities in Perinatal Depression
There is considerable evidence that most perinatal women at risk for postpartum depression do not engage in mental health services, even when referred by home visiting (HV) programs, primary care physicians, obstetricians, or…
- Trial name
- NCT02979444
- Testing
- Mothers and Babies Groups
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 874 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Perinatal Depression, Postpartum Depression
Development, Feasibility and Acceptability of Fathers and Babies (FAB): A Pilot Study
During this project the investigators will develop and pilot test a companion intervention for fathers (Fathers and Babies-FAB), to supplement the Mothers and Babies Course (MB) that provides stress and mood management tools for…
- Conditions
- Perinatal Depression, Postpartum Depression, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT03427528
- Testing
- Fathers and Babies (FAB), MB 1-on-1 plus TXT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Depression, Postpartum
Minimum Intervention to Maintain a Postpartum Depression Prevention Program in Clinics Serving Low-income Women
Postpartum depression (PPD) is common and can have lasting consequences for mother and child. ROSE is an intervention to prevent PPD, delivered during pregnancy in outpatient prenatal settings.
- Trial name
- ROSE (NCT03267563)
- Testing
- EIAU, LICF, HICF
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Postpartum Depression
The Role of Hormones in Postpartum Mood Disorders
The present protocol is designed to create a "scaled-down" hormonal milieu of pregnancy and the puerperium in order to determine whether it is the abrupt withdrawal of gonadal steroids or the prolonged exposure to gonadal…
- Trial name
- NCT00001481
- Testing
- Estradiol, Progesterone, leuprolide acetate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Anxiety
Virtual Group Psychoeducational Discussions With Spanish-Speaking Mothers of Infants in Pediatric Primary Care
The goal of the proposed research is to test the feasibility and acceptability of a virtual group session which is intended to be offered universally to Spanish-speaking parents of newborns/infants attending pediatric primary…
- Trial name
- NCT05423093
- Testing
- Single-Session Virtual Group Psychoeducational Session about Postpartum Depression
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Labor Onset and Length Abnormalities, Pregnancy Related
LaPPS: Labor Podcast for Patient Satisfaction
Patients will be enrolled at 28w0d-36w0d. Randomized to one of two arms: 1. Labor podcasts - Seven labor podcasts that can be downloaded for any podcast app 2. Usual care
- Trial name
- LaPPS (NCT04933708)
- Testing
- Labor Podcast
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Perinatal Depression, Post Partum Depression
Characterizing the Neural Substrates of Irritability in Women: an Experimental Neuroendocrine Model
The proposed study involves experimentally manipulating reproductive hormones in nonpregnant, euthymic women to create a scaled down version of the changes that occur during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
- Conditions
- Perinatal Depression, Post Partum Depression, Depression, Postpartum, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT04051320
- Testing
- Leuprolide Acetate 3.75 MG/ML, Estradiol 2 Mg tablet, Micronized progesterone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Depression, Postpartum
Prophylactic Use of Postpartum Sertraline to Prevent Postpartum Depression
The purpose of this project is to assess the effectiveness of preventative antidepressants immediately following delivery on postpartum depression rates in women at high risk due to prior history of depression or postpartum…
- Trial name
- NCT02235064
- Testing
- Sertraline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- The Cooper Health System
Postpartum Depression
Escitalopram (Lexapro) for the Treatment of Postpartum Depression
The purpose of this study is to determine whether women with postpartum major depressive disorder (MDD) will experience a significant decrease in depressive symptoms from baseline over an eight-week treatment intervention with…
- Trial name
- LexaproPPD (NCT00833469)
- Testing
- Escitalopram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Postpartum Depression
Neurophysiology of Postpartum Depression in an Experimental Model of Pregnancy and Parturition
Understanding the neural and biological mechanisms by which reproductive hormones influence mood is critically important for public health given that postpartum depression (PPD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality…
- Trial name
- NCT01762943
- Testing
- Leuprolide Acetate, Micronized estradiol, Progesterone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Postpartum Depression
Postpartum Depression: Transdermal Estradiol Versus Sertraline
The purpose of this study is to determine whether estrogen patches are effective for the treatment of postpartum major depression, as compared to sertraline (Zoloft) and placebo.
- Trial name
- E2SERT (NCT00744328)
- Testing
- Transdermal Estradiol, Sertraline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Postpartum Depression
Evaluate SAGE-547 in Female Participants With Severe Postpartum Depression
This is an open-label proof-of-concept study designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and efficacy of SAGE-547 Injection in adult female participants diagnosed with severe postpartum depression (PPD).
- Trial name
- NCT02285504
- Testing
- SAGE-547
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Postpartum Depression
Postpartum Wellness
The purpose of this study is to test whether a web-based (eHealth) exercise intervention for new moms at increased risk for postpartum depression increases physical activity and decreases postpartum depression symptoms.
- Trial name
- POW (NCT04414696)
- Testing
- Exercise intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Emotional Disturbances, Depression
Healthy Lifestyle Intervention for High-Risk Minority Pregnant Women
The overall purpose of this application is to evaluate the efficacy of an intervention designed to decrease health disparities in pregnant, emotionally distressed, minority women.
- Conditions
- Emotional Disturbances, Depression, Pregnancy Late, Post-Partum Depression
- Trial name
- A-RCT (NCT03416010)
- Testing
- COPE-P
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 299 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University