Study: Feasibility and Acceptability Study of "Mamá, te Entiendo": an App-based Intervention for Reducing Depressive Symptoms in Postpartum Women

Link to study information: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05643898

Country: Chile

Start date: 2023-03-01

Publications: Pamela Franco, Marcia Olhaberry, Pim Cuijpers, Saskia Kelders, Antonia Muzard; "App-based intervention for reducing depressive symptoms in postpartum women: Protocol for a feasibility randomized controlled trial", Internet Interventions v.32, 2023, ISSN 2214-7829, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2023.100616.

Abstract: General objective: To assess the feasibility and acceptability of a guided 8-week cognitive-behavioral app-based intervention for Chilean postpartum women with depressive symptoms. Design: A small-scale parallel 2-arms trial will be conducted. Postpartum women with minor or major depression will be randomized to the app-based intervention or waitlist. The primary outcomes are feasibility and acceptability variables, mainly; recruitment and eligibility rates, intervention and study adherence, and participants' intervention satisfaction, use, and engagement. Semi-structured interviews with a sub-sample will provide more information about the participants' experience with the intervention. Women's depression diagnostic status will be assessed at pre-treatment, post-treatment, and 1-month follow-up. Other secondary outcomes will include participants' perceived social support, mother-infant bonding, and maternal satisfaction and self-efficacy.