Antenatal Depression Help-seeking Trial in Eswatini
Effectiveness of a Web-based Psychoeducation on Antenatal Depression Help-seeking in Eswatini
Taipei Medical University
214 participants
Mar 25, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goal of this trial to test if a web-based psychoeducation will work in improving depression help-seeking intention and behavior among antenatal women with probable depression in Eswatini. The main question it aims to answer is: • Does the web-based psychoeducation improve depression help-seeking intention and help-seeking behavior in antenatal women with probable depressive symptoms? Researchers will compare this web-based psychoeducation to a waitlist control, to see if the program works in improving depression help-seeking intention and behavior during pregnancy. * The psychoeducation program will have a total of 4 sessions, which will be given to participants over a two-week period. two sessions will be delivered each week. * Participants will be asked questions before the intervention starts, immediately the intervention ends as well as after a month of completing the intervention.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria8
- Less than 30 weeks of gestation,
- Aged 18 or above
- With probable depression (Edinburg Postnatal depression scale; EPDS \> 10)
- Has access to a smart phone
- Fluent in spoken and written Siswati or English (with at least secondary school education)
- Planning to remain in the country for the next 2 months
- Willing to share her dominant phone number with the study team
- Willing to participate in the intervention study
Exclusion Criteria2
- Antidepressants or other depression treatments
- Currently enrolled in another trial
Interventions
The momy reachOut intervention is a web-based psycho-education with 4 sessions, released over a two week period.
Locations(2)
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NCT06390735