Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Prof Peter Cooper
ORCID ID
Contact details
University of Reading
3 Earley Gate
Whiteknights Road
Reading
RG6 6AL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 33 6974 or 33 6063
p.j.cooper@reading.ac.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
MCH 01-44
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
To produce a treatment manual for the prevention of postnatal depression. To evaluate the impact of this treatment on maternal mood, the mother-infant relationship and infant development outcome. To determine whether this treatment can be delivered effectively by trained NHS Health Visitors.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Other
Trial type
Prevention
Patient information sheet
Condition
Postpartum depression
Intervention
Not provided at time of registration
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Report in medical, health visitor and psychiatric journals. The treatment will be revised in the light of the study findings and made available in the form of a manual to Health Visitor services.
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/10/1996
Overall trial end date
01/10/2000
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
240 women at risk from postpartum depression
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Female
Target number of participants
240
Participant exclusion criteria
Does not match inclusion criteria
Recruitment start date
01/10/1996
Recruitment end date
01/10/2000
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
University of Reading
Reading
RG6 6AL
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
NHS Mother and Child Health National Research and Development Programme (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
1. 2006 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16984677
Publication citations
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Results
Petrou S, Cooper P, Murray L, Davidson LL, Cost-effectiveness of a preventive counseling and support package for postnatal depression., Int J Technol Assess Health Care, 2006, 22, 4, 443-453, doi: 10.1017/S0266462306051361.