A web-based program for depressive symptoms and life satisfaction during pregnancy and after childbirth

A randomized controlled trial of a web-based program for reducing perinatal depressive symptoms and enhancing life satisfaction during pregnancy and after birth

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN91808706

Enrollment

1550

Registered

2013-12-09

Start date

2013-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-07-15

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Conditions

Perinatal depressive symptoms Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

Participants are randomized to either an intervention or control group. 1. Intervention group: "Mamma Mia" is a fully automated internet-based intervention available for PC/Mac, tablet

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pregnant women and their partners aged +18 years and below 25 gestational weeks who provide a valid e-mail address. Implicit inclusion criteria include reading and understanding Norwegian at a high-school level.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnant women that are in gestational week 25 or beyond, aged less than 18 years and do not provide a valid e-mail address.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS; Cox, Holden & Sagovsky, 1987) 2. Subjective well-being is measured by using the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS; Diener, Emmons, Larson & Griffin, 1985) and the Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS; Watson, Clark & Tellegen, 1988) 3. Anxiety is assessed by using the anxiety subscale of the EPDS (items 3;4;5) All primary outcomes will be assessed at baseline (approx. gestational week 21), gestational week 37, and 1.5, 3, 6, and 12 months postpartum (i.e. on all time-points).	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS; Cox, Holden & Sagovsky, 1987) 2. Subjective well-being is measured by using the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS; Diener, Emmons, Larson & Griffin, 1985) and the Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS; Watson, Clark & Tellegen, 1988) 3. Anxiety is assessed by using the anxiety subscale of the EPDS (items 3;4;5) All primary outcomes will be assessed at baseline (approx. gestational week 21), gestational week 37, and 1.5, 3, 6, and 12 months postpartum (i.e. on all time-points).

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Parental Stress Scale (PSS; Berry & Jones, 1995) 2. Relationship satisfaction using Relationship Satisfaction Scale (RS; Røysamb, E, Vittersø, J, Tambs, K, 2012) will be at baseline (approx. gestational week 21), gestational week 37, and 1.5, 3, 6, and 12 months postpartum 3. Breast-feeding self-efficacy using Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale (BSES-SF; Dennis 2003) will be assessed at baseline (approx. gestational week 21), gestational week 37, and 1.5, 3, 6, and 12 months postpartum 4. Prenatal Attachment Inventory (PAI; Muller & Mercer, 1993) 5. Oslo 3-Item Social Support Scale (Dalgard, Dowrick, Lehtinen, et al., 2006) 6. Postpartum Attachment / Parenting Stress Index (PSI; Abidin, 1983) 7. Efficacy Subscale of the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC), developed by Gibaud-Wallson and Wandersman (1978, cited in Johnston & Mash, 1989) 8. Emotional reactivity (child temperament) is assessed by means of nine items from the Infant Characteristic Questionnaire (ICQ), fussy / difficult subscale (Bates, 1979) 9. Child?s sleeping pattern (2 questions) 10. Ages and stages questionnaire-Communication subscale will be measured at 6 and 12 months postpartum All remaining secondary outcomes will be measured at 1.5, 3, 6, and 12 months postpartum.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Parental Stress Scale (PSS; Berry & Jones, 1995) 2. Relationship satisfaction using Relationship Satisfaction Scale (RS; Røysamb, E, Vittersø, J, Tambs, K, 2012) will be at baseline (approx. gestational week 21), gestational week 37, and 1.5, 3, 6, and 12 months postpartum 3. Breast-feeding self-efficacy using Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale (BSES-SF; Dennis 2003) will be assessed at baseline (approx. gestational week 21), gestational week 37, and 1.5, 3, 6, and 12 months postpartum 4. Prenatal Attachment Inventory (PAI; Muller & Mercer, 1993) 5. Oslo 3-Item Social Support Scale (Dalgard, Dowrick, Lehtinen, et al., 2006) 6. Postpartum Attachment / Parenting Stress Index (PSI; Abidin, 1983) 7. Efficacy Subscale of the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC), developed by Gibaud-Wallson and Wandersman (1978, cited in Johnston & Mash, 1989) 8. Emotional reactivity (child temperament) is assessed by means of nine items from the Infant Characteristic Questionnaire (ICQ), fussy / difficult subscale (Bates, 1979) 9. Child?s sleeping pattern (2 questions) 10. Ages and stages questionnaire-Communication subscale will be measured at 6 and 12 months postpartum All remaining secondary outcomes will be measured at 1.5, 3, 6, and 12 months postpartum.

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Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed

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