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Parenting Skills Group for Postpartum Depression

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Recruiting

Led By Sunny Stophaeros, MS

Research Sponsored by University of Colorado, Denver

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up time7 (average 4.5 years post-intervention)

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial aims to find out if an 8-week parenting program (COSP) can help improve postpartum depression, attachment style, and mother-infant relationship. Participants provide swabs and answer questionnaires, with infant development tested.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for mothers aged 18-50 with infants 3-14 months old who are experiencing postpartum depression. It's also open to non-depressed control mothers. Participants should not be under current treatment for depression but will be referred if needed. Infants with major medical issues or mothers with severe psychopathology cannot join.

What is being tested?

The study tests the Circle of Security Parenting program (COSP) delivered over Zoom for 8 weeks, focusing on its impact on maternal and infant gene changes, symptoms of depression, attachment style, mother-infant relationship quality, and social behavior in infants.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this is a psychological intervention rather than a drug trial, traditional side effects are not expected. However, discussing emotional topics during the program could potentially cause discomfort or emotional distress.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ time7 (average 4.5 years post-intervention)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~time7 (average 4.5 years post-intervention)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and time7 (average 4.5 years post-intervention) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Change in methylation of OXTR receptor gene rs53576

Changes Postpartum Depression Screening Scale (PDSS) Score

Changes in Beck Depression Inventory, Second Edition (BDI-II) Score

+1 more

Secondary study objectives

Changes in Carey Infant Temperament Questionnaire (ITQ) Score

Changes in Denver Maternal Stress Assessment Score

Changes in MacArthur Short Form Vocabulary Checklist Score (child)

+4 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Circle of Security Parenting (COSP) groupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

This group of mothers will be assigned to begin the parenting skills intervention (COSP) group soon after enrollment, and data collection (developmental testing, buccal swabs, play-based assessment, questionnaires) will proceed as planned. COSP groups will be conducted remotely via Zoom.

Group II: Waitlist Control GroupActive Control1 Intervention

This group of mothers will be assigned to a waitlist control group and will be scheduled to begin the parenting skills group at a later time. In order to serve as a no-intervention control, they will be administered assessments while on the waiting list. These assessments will be given concurrently with mid-point assessment of the intervention group.

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