Perinatal Emotion and Relationships Longitudinal Study

Completed

Conditions studied: Depression, Postpartum

In brief

This study, funded by the John Templeton Foundation, will examine birth and the early postpartum period (BEPP) as a transformative life experience that may shift women's experience of emotion in such ways as to a) support enhanced other-oriented emotions and b) underlie risk or resilience from psychopathology.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03027037

Run by

University of Colorado, Boulder

People needed

150

Starts

2015-11-01

Expected to finish

2018-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-03-31

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Over age 18
• Female
• Currently pregnant - approximately no more than 34 weeks gestational age
• Able to read and write in English fluently
• MDD Group: Meet DSM-IV/DSM-5 criteria for at least 1 past episode of Major Depressive Disorder
• MDD Group: DO NOT meet DSM-IV/DSM-5 criteria for any episodes of Major Depressive Disorder in past 2 months (currently in symptom remission)

You may not qualify if…

• Previous birth to a living child (i.e., this pregnancy is not their first child)
• Imminently suicidal or homicidal
• History of severe head trauma, stroke, neurological disease
• History of brain tumors or surgery
• Severe medical illness (e.g., autoimmune disorder, blindness, cardiovascular disease, HIV/AIDS)
• Endocrine disorders (e.g., Cushing's disease, thyroid disorder)
• Alcohol/substance abuse or dependence within the past six months
• Current psychotic episode (impairing ability to consent, participate, or keep patient and experimenter safe)
• Inability to follow study procedures
• CTL Group: Current or lifetime Axis I disorder (i.e., anxiety disorders, major depression, mania/hypomania, dysthymia, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, substance abuse/dependence, eating disorders, hypochondriasis, pain disorder, or adjustment disorders)

Where it is running

• University of Colorado Boulder — Boulder, Colorado, United States

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