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Parenting Skills Group for Mothers With Postpartum Depression

University of Colorado, Denver · NCT05772897

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–50 · Women only
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
750
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
August 3, 2023
Record last updated
November 30, 2023

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What the study is about

The goal of this longitudinal study is to study the effects of a parenting skills group (Circle of Security Parenting, aka COSP) in mothers with postpartum depression. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Will changes in methylation of the OXTR rs53576 be apparent in mother and/or infant after having gone through the 8-week COSP program?
  • Will COSP participation be associated with improved symptoms of postpartum depression (over and above standard care), attachment style, and relational characteristics of the mother-infant dyad?
  • Will COSP participation be associated with changes in social behavior in the infant, and if so, do they persist throughout childhood?

Participants will

  • Participate in an 8-week COSP program delivered remotely via Zoom.
  • Provide buccal swabs (mother and infant) to assess changes in methylation of OXTR rs53576 pre- versus post-intervention.
  • Complete a series of assessment questionnaires delivered remotely.
  • Videotape a play-based assessment in their home.
  • Receive infant developmental testing

Researchers will compare characteristics of waitlist controls to those participating in the COSP program at the mid-way point of the program to see if the two groups differ.

Being studied: Circle of Security Parenting program

Conditions: Postpartum Depression

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Mothers aged 18-50 years old with infants aged 3-14 months old
  • Mothers who are experiencing symptoms of depression and mothers who are not experiencing symptoms of depression (non-depressed controls) are encouraged to participate.

(please note that mothers who are experiencing active depression and who are not already being treated under the care of a qualified healthcare provider (i.e. through therapy or psychopharmacological intervention) will be referred for such treatment prior to being enrolled in the study. This study is not a replacement for professional management of depression or other mental health symptoms.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Mothers with severe psychopathology (such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, among others)
  • Infants with major medical problems that may interfere with a mother's ability to participate in and benefit from the intervention

Recruiting US locations

  • University of Colorado Denver

    Denver, CO 80204

    Site contact: Sunny Stophaeros, MS · 925-339-2971 · sunny.stophaeros@ucdenver.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Sunny Stophaeros, MS · 9253392971 · sunny.stophaeros@ucdenver.edu
  • Caroline R Harrison, MPH · caroline.harrison@cuanschutz.edu
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