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Early screening and prompt intervention to identify and treat maternal mental health problems before and after giving birth

Early screening and prompt intervention to identify and treat maternal perinatal depression and anxiety

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN12733828
Enrollment
39
Registered
2019-05-20
Start date
2017-03-29
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-06-26

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Perinatal depression and anxiety Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

Screening for depression and anxiety was performed once during the pre- or post-partum period, depending on the characteristics of each healthcare centre. All mothers completed the Psychosocial and Cl

Sponsors

Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Section of Clinical Psychology, Observatory of Perinatal Clinical Psychology
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Mothers were eligible for inclusion in the study if they met the following criteria: 1. Pregnant, or had a biological newborn aged =6 months 2. Speak and read Italian

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Psychotic symptoms 2. Exhibited non-suicidal self-harming or suicidal behaviour 3. Issues with drug or substance abuse

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Changes in the patients’ clinical conditions measured using EPDS, PHQ-9, STAI, MINI-Plus and a clinical interview were re-evaluated after baseline at three points of follow-up (end of intervention, 6th month and 12th month)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Quality of life measure using the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) BREF 2. Babies’ traits in temperament assessed using QUITs - Italian Questionnaires of Temperament Changes in the patients’ clinical conditions were re-evaluated after baseline at three points of follow-up (end of intervention, 6th month and 12th month) using WHOQOL-BREF and QUITs.

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

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