Perinatal Mental Health Study (PMHS) India

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Conditions studied: Depression, Anxiety, Suicidal Ideation, Somatization, PTSD

In brief

The purpose of this observational study is to improve understanding of mental disorders among perinatal women in India.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05485701

Run by

University of Oxford

People needed

2332

Starts

2022-09-01

Expected to finish

2026-08-31

Last updated by the study team

2023-12-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• For Phase 1 (qualitative study) and Phase 2 (validation study):
• Pregnant women:
• Aged 18 to 45 years
• Currently pregnant (any trimester)
• Willing and able to give informed consent
• Post-partum women:
• Aged 18 to 45 years
• Currently post-partum (between 1-12 months postpartum)
• Willing and able to give informed consent
• Non-perinatal women:
• Aged 18 to 45 years
• Not currently pregnant and not given birth in the past 12 months
• Willing and able to give informed consent
• For Phase 3 (prospective cohort study):
• Perinatal women:
• Aged 18 to 45 years
• In early pregnancy (estimated gestational age <20 weeks) at recruitment
• Not planning to relocate for the duration of the study period
• Willing and able to give informed consent
• Expressed a willingness to continue to participate for the four planned visits
• Non-perinatal women:
• Aged 18 to 45 years
• Not currently pregnant and not given birth in the last 12 months
• Not planning to relocate for the duration of the study period
• Willing and able to give informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• The participant may not enter the study if:
• They have an acutely severe psychiatric illness which impairs their ability to take part in the study
• They are not willing or able to provide informed consent
• Other than for current severe psychiatric illness which affects ability to participate in the study, we will not exclude any participant on the basis of current or prior physical, psychological or psychiatric co-morbidities so long as she is willing to participate, her ability to take part is not compromised and her ability to give informed consent is not impaired by these conditions.

Where it is running

• Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College — Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India (enrolling)
• National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences — Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (enrolling)

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