Preventing Postpartum Depression in African American Home Visiting Clients

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Depression

In brief

The goal of this study is to determine whether a 6 week intervention is effective in preventing the worsening of depressive symptoms and development of clinical depression in low-income African American pregnant and recently delivered women who are enrolled in home visiting programs.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01175603

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

82

Starts

2009-10-01

Expected to finish

2010-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-04-07

Who can join

Age: 14 and older, up to 50. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• pregnant or has child < 6 months of age
• enrolled in home visiting program
• exhibiting elevated depressive symptoms and/or personal history of clinical depression

You may not qualify if…

• no current clinical depression at time of enrollment

Where it is running

• People's Community Health Center — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• DRUM Healthy Families — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Maternal and Infant Nursing Program — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Sinai Hospital Perinatal Depression Outreach Program — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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