The Effects of Motherly on Postpartum Depression

Authors
Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2021
Investigators will be test the efficacy of Motherly, a smartphone application (app) to treat depression in women with postpartum Depression. The Motherly app offers psychoeducation, mood and anxiety monitoring, several well-established psychological techniques (behavioral activation, cognitive restructuring, emotion regulation, stress management techniques, mindfulness and meditation, sleep hygiene), and helps mothers organize their medical appointments and keep track of their childrens\' development. The efficacy of the Motherly app will be tested in a parallel two-arm randomized controlled trial. Participants will be randomly allocated to receive the Motherly app (intervention), or COMVC (active control), a smartphone app that delivers only psychoeducational content related to general mental health.
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First added on: May 09, 2024