A Study to See if Health awareness and guidance During Pregnancy Can Reduce Depression After Childbirth in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu

A Randomised Controlled Trial To Evaluate the Effect Of Antenatal Psychoeducation on Postpartum Depression among Pregnant Women in Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/12/099905

Enrollment

250

Registered

2025-12-29

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-12

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O00-O9A- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Interventions

Intervention1: psychoeducation session (non pharmacological, behavioural or health education intervention: A single interactive psychoeducation session (20 30 minutes) delivered during the antenatal v

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pregnant women in their third trimester, more than 35 weeks of gestation Pregnant women aged above 18yrs Natural pregnancy Willing to provide written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of any diagnosed psychiatric disorder High-risk pregnancy requiring intensive management Inability to comprehend the intervention content

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To evaluate the effect of structured psychoeducational intervention conducted during the antenatal period on the incidence of postpartum depression. Timepoint: Edinburgh postnatal depression scale scoring at 6 weeks postpartum	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To evaluate baseline knowledge and awareness regarding postpartum depression among participating antenatal mothers. Timepoint: at the time of recruitment	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactYuva Sandhya P

Government Medical College Virudhunagar

calldrvijay@gmail.com9841063221

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026