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The effectiveness of a Nurse-Led Social Support Program to prevent postpartum depression among adolescent mothers: A randomized controlled trial

The effectiveness of a Nurse-Led Social Support Program to prevent postpartum depression among adolescent mothers: A randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20190206004
Enrollment
42
Registered
2019-02-06
Start date
2019-04-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Adolescent mothers

Interventions

The NLSS program is the nursing intervention which was developed by a review of related literature. The NLSS program will deliver to adolescent mother and significant providers of adolescent mother be
the researcher will provide informational support about postpartum depression and social support to adolescent mother and significant providers of adolescent mother&#44
train adolescent mother to ask for the need of social support after childbirth that necessary and consistent with own needs&#44
and the researcher also train significant providers of adolescent mothers to provide social support that necessary and consistent with the needs of adolescent mothers. The NLSS program consists of f
time home visit and 2&#45
time telephone contact. The four components of the NLSS program consist of 1) providing health information about postpartum depression and social support
2) training adolescent mother to ask for the need of social support after childbirth that necessary and consistent with own needs&#44
and training significant providers of adolescent mother to provide social support that necessary and consistent with the needs of adolescent mothers
3) encouraging adolescent mother to ask for the need of social support and encouraging significant providers of adolescent mother provide social support to adolescent mother
and 4) monitoring and consultation via home visit and telephone contacts. The two individual implementati
Experimental Other,No Intervention Other
A Nurse&#45
Led Social Support Program,Usual nursing care

Sponsors

Faculty of nursing, Burapha University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
10 Years to 19 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) age 10&#45;19 years old&#44; 2) first time adolescent mother&#44; 3) normal delivery and being the 1st day hospitalization at postpartum unit 4) having the EPDS score < 11 which is considered to not have PPD before participating in the program&#44; 5) having primary family members such as husband or other family members (e.g. mother&#44; father&#44; grandmother&#44; or friend) to provide care and social support during postpartum period&#44; and 6) ability to communicate in Thai language

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) adolescent mothers have complications after delivery such as postpartum hemorrhage&#44; postpartum infection&#44; or pregnancy&#45;induced hypertension (PIH) 2) infants have congenital anomalies or serious health conditions 3) adolescent mothers and primary family members who do not participate in all sessions of the NLSS program

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Postpartum depression Pre&#45;intervention&#44; post&#45;intervention&#44; 6 week postpartum&#44; 3 month postpartum EPDS score

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
N/A N/A N/A

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactBussara Sangsawang

Faculty of nursing&#44; Burapha University

twinnui@hotmail.com+6697-031-9797

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026