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NCT Number: NCT02813174

Personality Style and Self Compassion in Postpartum Depression: An Online Prevention Study

The primary aim of this study is to assess the relationship between personality style, self-compassion and depression during pregnancy, to identify psychological risk factors, particularly personality styles, that may contribute to the onset of PPD. Additionally, the study will provide support for the effectiveness of Internet-based Compassionate-Mind Training (iCMT) as a prevention intervention for Postpartum Depression (PPD) for women in the 2nd and 3rd trimester of pregnancy. The study will also assess differences along personality predictors and depression severity as they relate to intervention outcomes (i.e. depression in postpartum and self-compassion) and engagement. The researchers hypothesize that women both at high and low risk for PPD will receive benefits from the intervention, however, those who endorse more maladaptive personality traits will likely engage and benefit less than those who do not endorse these traits.

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Key information

Conditions

Postpartum Depression Depression, Postpartum Depressive Disorder Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Mental Disorders Mood Disorders Pregnancy Complications Puerperal Disorders Urogenital Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Palo Alto University

Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Pregnant women in the second and third trimester

Exclusion criteria

  • Under 18 years of age
  • Males
  • Women who are not pregnant
  • Pregnant women in the first trimester of pregnancy or over 36 weeks pregnant
  • Women who likely meet criteria for a Major Depressive Episode
  • Women currently in in-person psychological tx

Treatment and study plan

Compassionate Mind Training from Compassion-Focused Therapy

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

    Time frame: Change from baseline depression at 6 and 12-weeks postpartum

  2. Vulnerable Personality Style Questionnaire

    Time frame: At baseline

  3. Self Compassion Scale

    Time frame: Change from baseline self-compassion at two weeks post-baseline, and 6 and 12-weeks postpartum

Secondary outcomes

  1. Mini-markers

    Time frame: At baseline

    Saucier's Mini-markers of the Big Five Personality Traits (extraversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, neuroticism)

  2. Postpartum Depression Predictors Inventory - Revised

    Time frame: At baseline

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

i4Health

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Jun 24, 2016
Registry last updated
Aug 21, 2017

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