Topic: Mental Health, Reproductive health and childbirth
Conditions
Interventions
1. Intervention:
This study will adapt an existing guided self-help psychological intervention, Towards Parenthood (Milgrom et al, 2011), to be delivered in a group format, designed to
Sponsors
Central and Northwest London NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Over 18 years of age 2. First-time parents in second trimester of pregnancy 3. Women who score in the top quartile of population norms on screening measure for anxiety symptoms
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Insufficient understanding of English 2. Significant illness/disability in parent that would make it difficult for them to take part
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility assessed by: 1. % of individuals consenting to the study 2. % completing the anxiety screening questionnaire and entering the randomisation phase 3. The number of sessions completed by those in the treatment arm 4. % completing the outcome measures at post-treatment follow-up | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Generalised Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire (GAD-7). Timepoint(s): Pre-treatment, Post-treatment, Post-workbook (8 weeks after the end of treatment), 8 weeks postnatally 2. Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Timepoint(s): Pre-treatment, Post-treatment, Post-workbook (8 weeks after the end of treatment), 8 weeks postnatally 3. Between group pre-post effect sizes and confidence intervals on the GAD-7 and EPDS. Timepoint(s): Post-treatment 4. Pregnancy-specific worries. Timepoint(s): Pre-treatment, Post-treatment, Post-workbook (8 weeks after the end of treatment), 8 weeks postnatally 5. Dyadic Adjustment Scale. Timepoint(s): Pre-treatment, Post-treatment, Post-workbook (8 weeks after the end of treatment), 8 weeks postnatally 6. EQ-5D-3L; Timepoint(s): Pre-treatment, Post-treatment, Post-workbook (8 weeks after the end of treatment), 8 weeks postnatally 7. Adult service use schedule (AD-SUS). Timepoint(s): Pre-treatment, Post-treatment, Post-workbook (8 weeks after the end of treatment), 8 weeks postnatally 8. Parental Bonding Questionnaire. Timepoint(s): 8 weeks postnatally 9. Infant Sleep Questionnaire. Timepoint(s): 8 weeks postnatally 10. Infant Behaviour Questionnaire. Timepoint(s): 8 weeks postnatally | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactDot King
Outcome results
None listed