Social Media-Based Parenting Program for Postpartum Depression

Recruiting in Palo Alto (17 mi)

Overseen byRhonda C. Boyd, PhD

Age: 18+

Sex: Female

Travel: May Be Covered

Time Reimbursement: Varies

Trial Phase: Academic

Waitlist Available

Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

No Placebo Group

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?

The long-term goal is to develop effective parenting strategies to facilitate optimal child development for mothers suffering with PPD symptoms. The overall objective for this application is to study whether this program combined with online depression treatment leads to more responsive parenting (target) and signals improved child language, socioemotional and cognitive development (outcomes) compared to depression treatment alone. Findings from this application can be used to inform a future study to test the effectiveness and implementation of this social media-based parenting program.

Research Team

James Guevara, MD, MPH

Principal Investigator

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Rhonda C. Boyd, PhD

Principal Investigator

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for English-speaking women over 18 years old with infants less than 8 months of age, who have internet access and a smartphone or tablet. They must show signs of postpartum depression as indicated by scoring more than 9 on the EPDS.

Inclusion Criteria

I am a woman older than 18.

I am a woman who can speak and read English.

Women who have access to a smart phone or computer tablet with internet access

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Exclusion Criteria

Women with a substantiated report of child maltreatment

Women who report suicidality (i.e., suicidal ideation and/or behavior) on the EPDS (Question #10) at enrollment

I was born before 35 weeks of pregnancy.

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Treatment Details

Interventions

MoodGym (Behavioral Intervention)
Social Media-Based Parenting Program (Behavioral Intervention)

Trial OverviewThe study tests if a social media-based parenting program combined with an online depression treatment (MoodGym) can improve parenting responsiveness and benefit child language, socioemotional, and cognitive development compared to just treating depression alone.

Participant Groups

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Parenting Program + MoodGymExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

The social media-based parenting program consists of 8 weekly sessions using a Facebook platform with the following topics: depression psychoeducation and behavioral activation, infant temperament, play, feeding, safety, sleep, parent-child interactions, and shared book reading. Participants in the experimental arm will also be enrolled in the online depression treatment program, MoodGym.

Group II: MoodGym AloneActive Control1 Intervention

The MoodGym program is an evidence-based online cognitive behavioral treatment program that has been shown to be effective at reducing depression symptoms in a meta-analysis of 11 trials (g=0.36, 95% CI 0.17-0.56). Moodgym contains five modules with interactive exercises, workbooks, anxiety and depression quizzes, and downloadable relaxation audio files that can be completed online without therapist interaction.