Perinatal Depression Treatment and Child Development

Perinatal Depression Treatment and Child Development: A Follow-Up of the Thinking Healthy Programme

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01826903

Enrollment

964

Registered

2013-04-09

Start date

2012-07-31

Completion date

2014-10-31

Last updated

2015-04-20

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Conditions

Depression

Keywords

Depression, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Child Development

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to examine whether the successful perinatal depression intervention among mothers (Thinking Healthy Programme, THP) has led to improved developmental outcomes in the children 6 years later. Economic and human resources aspects of the intervention will also be evaluated to determine overall societal benefits from investment in such a program, feasibility of scaling up the intervention and its sustainability in the long-term. The primary hypothesis is that children of mothers who participated in the THP will have better cognitive outcomes and socio-emotional functioning when compared to children of mothers randomized to the control group.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

6 Years to 7 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* children of women who were eligible to participate in the Thinking Healthy Programme

Exclusion criteria

* developmental disability, visual or hearing impairment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Estimate of general intelligence	Re-enrollment visit, approximately 7 years post-intervention	—
Measures of executive functions	Re-enrollment visit, approximately 7 years post-intervention	Working memory, cognitive flexibility, inhibitory control, and sustained attention will be measured by standard tests of cognitive functioning.
Level of literacy and numeracy	Re-enrollment visit, approximately 7 years post-intervention	—
Presence of behavioral and emotional problems (socio-emotional development)	Re-enrollment visit, approximately 7 years post-intervention	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Height-for-age	Re-enrollment visit, approximately 7 years post-intervention
Weight-for-age	Re-enrollment visit, approximately 7 years post-intervention

Countries

Pakistan

Outcome results