A Text Messaging Intervention to Reduce Perinatal Depression Risk

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Conditions studied: Major Depressive Episode

In brief

Development and preliminary testing of a text messaging intervention that will reduce the risk of a major depressive episode and worsening depressive symptoms in perinatal individuals. The system will screen pregnant individuals, send tailored text messages with links to enhanced content, and will include a peer chat function.This accessible text platform will leverage both the ease of use inherent in text messages and the power of enhanced content drawn evidence from based behavioral interventions (Interpersonal Therapy).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06117397

Run by

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

People needed

40

Starts

2024-09-05

Expected to finish

2025-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-27

Who can join

Age: 16 and older, up to 45. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• English speaking
• "At risk" as determined by an Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale score of at least 9, or an average score >3 on the 6-item Medical Outcomes Social Support Survey or history of depression in pregnancy or postpartum depression
• At least age 16
• Are willing and able to provide informed consent
• Are willing to use a smart phone to receive texts

You may not qualify if…

• In a major depressive episode
• Planning on terminating pregnancy
• Have panic disorder or substance use disorder
• Currently in behavioral health care treatment
• Blind individuals
• Permanently living in an institutional setting

Where it is running

• UMass Chan Medical School — Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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