LTP+CaCBT for Treating Postnatal Depression and Improving Child Wellbeing in Jos Nigeria

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-12-30
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The project aims to test the feasibility, acceptability, cultural appropriateness and effectiveness of LTP+CaCBT for treating postnatal depression and to enhance the mental health and wellbeing of mothers and their children in the low-income areas of Jos Nigeria. This project also aims to provide primary healthcare workers with culturally sensitive requisite skills and support to embed the proposed intervention into routine care practice and increase access to evidence-based intervention.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Nottingham Trent University
• Collaborators: Sheffield Hallam University; Teesside University; University of Jos; University of Manchester

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years and above

• A mother with a child (0-3 years)

• Able to provide full consent for their participation

• A resident of the trial catchment areas

• Able to complete a baseline assessment

• Score 10 or above on Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and tested positive for postnatal depression on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Less than 18 years

• Medical disorder that would prevent participation in a clinical trial such as Tuberculosis or heart failure

• Temporary residents are unlikely to be available for follow up

• Active suicidal ideation or any other severe mental disorder

• Non-residents of Jos and environs

• Unable to consent

• Patients currently undergoing severe mental health treatment

• Unable to speak English language fluently

• Other significant physical or learning disability