An interventional study of Digitalized CBT with phone coaching and Psychoeducation about depression in Depression and Antenatal Depression, sponsored by University of Turku. Active, not recruiting at 1 site in Finland. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 55 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-15.
Sponsored by University of Turku · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The main objective of the current research project is to evaluate the effectiveness of the digitalized cognitive behavioral therapy program including telephone coaching for antenatal depressive symptoms. The participants are screened from the general population of pregnant women, as a part of the routine maternity health care check-ups. Mothers with depressive symptoms will be randomized into intervention group receiving guided digitalized treatment program or control group receiving education material about depression in digital form.
8,057 studies on the registry are indexed under Depression; 1,641 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 634 is above the median of 84 across 6,720 interventional studies indexed under Depression.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Participants receive weekly sessions of internet-based CBT, including telephone coaching
Behavioral: Digitalized CBT with phone coaching
Participants receive psychoeducative material about depression in digitalized form.
Other: Psychoeducation about depression
Digitally delivered CBT intervention with weekly phone coaching
Psychoeducational material about depression in a digitalized form
Change in the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
EPDS is a ten-item self-report questionnaire originally developed to screen for postpartum depression. The respondents are asked about the symptoms of depression. The total score ranges from 0 to 30.
Time frame: Baseline and 11 weeks after randomization
Change in the General Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7)
To assess the change in anxiety symptoms from baseline to follow-up, we will use the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item Scale (GAD-7) (Spitzer, Kroenke, Williams, \& Löwe, 2006), which is a brief screening measure including seven items asking about anxiety symptoms experienced in the previous two weeks.
Time frame: Baseline and 11 weeks after randomization
Change in the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II)
To assess the change in depressive symptoms BDI-II will be used.
Time frame: Baseline and 11 weeks after randomization
Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN)
To assess the change in Social Phobia SPIN will be used
Time frame: Baseline and 11 weeks after randomization
Pregnancy-Related Anxiety Questionnaire-Revised (PRAQ)
To assess the change in pregnancy related anxiety PRAQ will be used
Time frame: Baseline and 11 weeks after randomization
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)
To assess the change in perceived stress PSS will be used
Time frame: Baseline and 11 weeks after randomization
Plan to share: No
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