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N/ACompleted· 96 enrolled
Drug / intervention
Mother Matters Online Postpartum Support Groupbehavioral
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Mother Matters: Pilot Randomized Waitlist Controlled Trial of an Online Postpartum Mental Health Support Group

Women's College Hospital·interventional·Posted Nov 3, 2016·Updated May 12, 2017

In Brief

A clinical study evaluating Mother Matters Online Postpartum Support Group for Depression. Completed, enrolled 96 participants across 1 site.

Detailed Summary

Postpartum depression is common, yet only 20% of women seek treatment. Online support groups are a potential means of providing accessible mental health care during this time. Mother Matters is a 10-week online psychotherapy group for women with postpartum depression \& anxiety. The investigators aim to conduct a pilot RCT to demonstrate the feasibility of proceeding to a large-scale RCT evaluation of the Mother Matters intervention.

Study Details

Study Typeinterventional
Allocation--
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Primary Purpose--
ConditionsDepression
CountriesCanada
CollaboratorsCentre for Addiction and Mental Health, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto

Timeline

N/ACompletedFinished
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
First PostedNov 3, 2016
Enrollment StartMay 1, 2016
Primary CompletionMar 1, 2017
Study CompletionMay 1, 2017
TodayJul 2, 2026
Enrollment to primary: 10 monthsPosted 9.7 years ago

Interventions

Mother Matters Online Postpartum Support Groupbehavioral

Mother Matters is a 10-week online support group for women with postpartum depression. It involves: 1) A private, online forum that can be accessed by participants 24-hours per day. During regular business hours (9:00 am to 5:00 pm on weekdays) it is moderated by a psychotherapist, and there is a weekly moderated "live" chat hour; 2) Weekly topics with readings are provided with questions to prompt discussion on the online forum. Topics incorporate symptom management (i.e. Interpersonal Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) and affect regulation strategies (i.e. Mindfulness, DBT) with a supportive counselling approach. External resources related to each week's topic, are also shared.