Postpartum Depression in the Covid-19 Pandemic and the Impact of Anaesthesia

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04437342

Enrollment

330

Registered

2020-06-18

Start date

2020-06-30

Completion date

2020-10-27

Last updated

2021-01-06

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Conditions

Maternal Distress, Postpartum Depression, Psychological Stress

Keywords

postpartum depression, Covid-19 pandemic, anaesthesia

Brief summary

The aim of this multicenter prospective study is to evaluate the association between the Covid-19 pandemic maternal psychological distress with the postpartum depression, demographic and anaesthesiologic variables

Interventions

OTHERPHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire) Depression Scale

9 question questionnaire for assessment of depression

OTHERGAD-7 (General Anxiety Disorder) scale

7 question questionnaire for assessment of General Anxiety Disorder

OTHER38 questions questionnaire

38 questions questionnaire

OTHEREPDS (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale)

10 questions scale for detection of postpartum depression

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* All pregnant women over the age of 18 that present for labour (vaginal delivery or caesarean section)

Exclusion criteria

* Not eligible in writing and reading in Greek * Drug abuse

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Correlation between the Covid-19 pandemic and postpartum depression with EPDS scale (Edinburgh postnatal depression scale)	40 days postpartum	Prevalence of postpartum depression during the Covid-19 pandemic with EPDS scale (Edinburgh postnatal depression scale)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Correlation between the Covid-19 pandemic, postpartum depression and type of anaesthesia (general, epidural, spinal, combined, epidural analgesia for vaginal delivery)	10 minutes postpartum	Association between the Covid-19 pandemic, postpartum depression and type of anaesthesia (general, epidural, spinal, combined, epidural analgesia for vaginal delivery)
Correlation between the Covid-19 pandemic, postpartum depression and postpartum pain	2 minutes prior to discharge from the Postanaesthesia care unit	Association between the Covid-19 pandemic, postpartum depression and postpartum pain assessed during postanesthesia care unit stay assessed by Numeric Pain Rating Scale (Scale 0-10 where 0 equals no pain and 10 maximum possible pain)

Countries

Greece

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026