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Outcome of Postnatal Depression Screening Using Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified April 2007 by Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Recruitment status was  Recruiting
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
Hong Kong Department of Health
The University of Hong Kong
Information provided by:
Chinese University of Hong Kong
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00251342
First received: November 9, 2005
Last updated: April 4, 2007
Last verified: April 2007
History of Changes
  Purpose

The objective of the present study is to evaluate the effectiveness of postnatal depression screening by comparing the mental health outcome (at 6 months postpartum) of mothers under the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) screening programme versus usual clinical practice (usual practice), using randomized controlled trial design. With the use of the EPDS for the screening of postnatal depression, it is expected that more mothers in need of intervention (including mental health intervention, guidance in childcare and parenting, counseling in family relationships, etc) will be picked up and offered appropriate intervention, compared to the usual practice. It is hypothesized that the mental health of the group of women under the EPDS screening programme will be better than those under the usual practice, on subsequent follow-up.


Condition Intervention Phase
Depression, Postpartum
 Procedure: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
 Phase 2
Phase 3

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double-Blind
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
Official Title: Outcome of Postnatal Depression Screening Using Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

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Further study details as provided by Chinese University of Hong Kong:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Mother's mental health at 6 months postpartum, as measured on the EPDS and General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12), both being self-report questionnaires.

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Mother's parenting stress (measured by the Parenting Stress Index, a self-report questionnaire)
  • Marital relationship satisfaction (measured by the Chinese Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale, a self-report questionnaire)
  • Marital status and employment status (both father and mother, where applicable) at 6 and 18 months postpartum
  • Child health measures, including weight at 6 and 18 months, number of hospitalizations and visits to doctors within the first 6 and 18 months as reported by mother
  • Mother's mental health outcome (EPDS and GHQ scores) at 18 months postpartum

Estimated Enrollment: 460
Study Start Date: October 2005
Estimated Study Completion Date: January 2008
  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Chinese mothers of newborn babies <= 2 months who are registered with the 4 Maternal and Child Health Centres under study;
  2. Normally resident in Hong Kong (Hong Kong ID card holder, or HK Birth Certificate [with status of permanent resident indicated established] holder, or people who have been granted unconditional stay in Hong Kong, or passport holders having valid travel document showing the right to land in Hong Kong, or permission to land, or eligibility of HK permanent ID card verified, or entitlement to the right of abode in HK)

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Those who do not use the Chinese language (in both the written and spoken form);
  2. Those who are under active psychiatric contact;
  3. Those who delivered in hospitals which are still conducting their own EPDS screening programme.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00251342

Contacts
Contact: Cynthia Leung fhssro@dh.gov.hk

Locations
China
Maternal and Child Health Centres, Department of Health Recruiting
Hong Kong, China
Contact: Cynthia Leung         fhssro@dh.gov.hk    
Sponsors and Collaborators
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Department of Health
The University of Hong Kong
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Dominic TS Lee, M.D. Department of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Principal Investigator: Shirley SL Leung, MPH Family Health Service, Department of Health, HKSAR
  More Information

No publications provided by Chinese University of Hong Kong

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00251342     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: CRE-2005.224-T, CUHK_CCT00019
Study First Received: November 9, 2005
Last Updated: April 4, 2007
Health Authority: Hong Kong: Department of Health

Keywords provided by Chinese University of Hong Kong:
Postnatal depression
Randomized controlled trial
Screening
Outcome
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Depression
Depressive Disorder
Depression, Postpartum
Behavioral Symptoms
 Mood Disorders
Mental Disorders
Puerperal Disorders
Pregnancy Complications

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 18, 2013