Songs from home: addressing postnatal depression and loneliness through online songwriting

Songs from home: developing and testing an online songwriting intervention to tackle loneliness and enhance social connections in order to reduce symptoms of postnatal depression

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN17647261

Enrollment

Registered

2021-09-15

Start date

2021-09-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-07-10

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Conditions

Loneliness and postnatal depression among new mothers Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

Current intervention as of 12/11/2021: This single-centre study comprises a randomised controlled trial in which new mothers with experience of loneliness and symptoms of postnatal depression are rand

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Current inclusion criteria as of 12/11/2021: 1. Aged 18+ 2. Based in the UK 3. A woman who has a baby aged 9 months or younger 4. Have experienced loneliness (as per score of 4+ on UCLA-3) 5. Have symptoms of postnatal depression (as per score of 10+ on EPDS) 6. Have capacity to consent _____ Previous inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18+ 2. Based in the UK 3. A woman who has had a baby within previous 9 months 4. Have experienced loneliness (as per score of 4+ on UCLA-3) 5. Have symptoms of postnatal depression (as per score of 10+ on EPDS) 6. Have capacity to consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: None beyond not meeting the inclusion criteria.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Current primary outcome measure as of 12/11/2021: Loneliness is measured using the UCLA 3-Item Loneliness Scale (UCLA-3; Masi et al., 2010) via online questionnaire at baseline 2 weeks in advance, immediately following each of the 6 online sessions (or equivalent time for the control), and at follow-up 4 weeks after the end of the intervention. _____ Previous primary outcome measure: Loneliness is measured using the UCLA 3-Item Loneliness Scale (UCLA-3; Masi et al., 2010) via online questionnaire at baseline two weeks in advance, immediately following each of the 6 online sessions (or equivalent time for the control), and at follow-up two weeks after the end of the intervention.	—

Measure

Time frame

Current primary outcome measure as of 12/11/2021: Loneliness is measured using the UCLA 3-Item Loneliness Scale (UCLA-3; Masi et al., 2010) via online questionnaire at baseline 2 weeks in advance, immediately following each of the 6 online sessions (or equivalent time for the control), and at follow-up 4 weeks after the end of the intervention. _____ Previous primary outcome measure: Loneliness is measured using the UCLA 3-Item Loneliness Scale (UCLA-3; Masi et al., 2010) via online questionnaire at baseline two weeks in advance, immediately following each of the 6 online sessions (or equivalent time for the control), and at follow-up two weeks after the end of the intervention.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Current secondary outcome measures as of 12/11/2021: 1. Postnatal depression is measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS; Cox et al., 1987) via online questionnaire at baseline 2 weeks in advance, immediately following the final online session, and at follow-up 4 weeks after the end of the intervention. 2. Social connectedness is measured using the Social Connectedness Revised 15-item Scale (Lee et al., 2008) via online questionnaire at baseline 2 weeks in advance, immediately following the final online session, and at follow-up 4 weeks after the end of the intervention. _____ Previous secondary outcome measures: 1. Postnatal depression is measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS; Cox et al., 1987) via online questionnaire at baseline two weeks in advance, immediately following the final online session, and at follow-up two weeks after the end of the intervention. 2. Social connectedness is measured using the Social Connectedness Revised 15-item Scale (Lee et al., 2008) via online questionnaire at baseline two weeks in advance, immediately following the final online session, and at follow-up two weeks after the end of the intervention.	—

Measure

Time frame

Current secondary outcome measures as of 12/11/2021: 1. Postnatal depression is measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS; Cox et al., 1987) via online questionnaire at baseline 2 weeks in advance, immediately following the final online session, and at follow-up 4 weeks after the end of the intervention. 2. Social connectedness is measured using the Social Connectedness Revised 15-item Scale (Lee et al., 2008) via online questionnaire at baseline 2 weeks in advance, immediately following the final online session, and at follow-up 4 weeks after the end of the intervention. _____ Previous secondary outcome measures: 1. Postnatal depression is measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS; Cox et al., 1987) via online questionnaire at baseline two weeks in advance, immediately following the final online session, and at follow-up two weeks after the end of the intervention. 2. Social connectedness is measured using the Social Connectedness Revised 15-item Scale (Lee et al., 2008) via online questionnaire at baseline two weeks in advance, immediately following the final online session, and at follow-up two weeks after the end of the intervention.

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Countries

England, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactGeorge Waddell

george.waddell@rcm.ac.uk+44 (0)78 5264 6378

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 11, 2026