Mothers experiencing moderate to severe perinatal mental health difficulties Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Video feedback intervention for positive parenting. A 7 session intervention in which mothers and their child are filmed playing together and given positive feedback on the interaction from the child'
there is no control/ comparator intervention.
Sponsors
City, University of London
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Are using community perinatal mental health services 2. Are a primary caregiver of a child aged 2 to 3 months 3. Are capable of giving informed consent 4. Are aged 16 to 65 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Families where a sibling or co-parent is participating in the trial 2. Families in which the eligible child has a clinical diagnosis of a learning difficulty, developmental disorder or sensory impairment. 3. Families in which the eligible parent has English language or learning difficulties that are sufficiently severe to prevent them completing study measures even with assistance.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage of mothers initiating and completing the VIPP intervention measured using patient records at the end of the study | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Percentage of mothers invited to participate who give informed consent to do so measured using patient records at the end of the study 2. Mother and clinician ratings of the therapeutic alliance measured using the Helping Alliance Scale during VIPP at month 5 post-baseline 3. Participants’ own accounts of their experiences of the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention, assessed using qualitative interviews at month 5 post-baseline 4. Parental Stress Scale at month 5 post-baseline 5. Parent Expectations Survey at month 5 post-baseline 6. Mother Object Relations Scale – Short Form (MORS-SF) at month 5 post-baseline 7. Parental sensitivity measured using the Parent Infant Interaction Observation Scale at month 5 post-baseline 8. Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale at month 5 post-baseline | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactKirsten Barnicot
Outcome results
None listed