Clinical trial NCT03791021: Early Diagnosis of PPD Through Self-portraits
Official title: Developing a Postpartum Depression Predicting Tool, During the Third Trimester of Pregnancy
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Postpartum Depression
Keywords: postpartum, depression, self portraits
Lead sponsor: Sheba Medical Center
Sponsor class: OTHER_GOV
Collaborators: name: University of Haifa
First posted: 2019-01-02
Enrollment: 100
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 40
Standard ages: ADULT
Observational model: CASE_ONLY
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: 100 pregnant women

Brief summary: the target of the research is development of a predictive tool for early identification of women which are at higher risk for development of postpartum depression.

the evaluating tools include self portraits and questionnaire during the third trimester of pregnancy.

The suggested research aims to evaluate if and how it would be possible to predict the potential for postpartum mood swing disorders in pregnant women while in the third trimester. The later to prevent the mother from enduring such a detrimental experience, which influences the child development, the family as well as the mother's intimate relationship.

The aim is to identify indicators to predict such potential, using questionnaires and self-portraits during pregnancy, to allow early intervention and treatment. Early diagnosis and quick treatment of pregnant women or post-partum mothers will allow them a higher level of functioning and may even prevent eventually infant neurological and developmental delays and hardships.

Detailed description: the target of the research is to evaluate a method based on self portraits and targeted questionnaire done in the third trimester and three months later in order to identify pregnant women in higher risk to develop PPD.

the minimal number of objectives participating in the research would be 100 pregnant women during the third trimester of pregnancy.

the Draw A Person (DAP) test was described by Machover in 1949. it is still considered a reliable and well recognized test for evaluation of mental stress and disorders (Gilory, 2012).

in the research approximately 100 pregnant women in the third trimester would be asked to draw a self portrait in two different time points (during the third trimester and three to six months postpartum). in addition to the self portraits the participants would be asked to fill a set of questionnaires to evaluate the degree of depression, self esteem, personal history of traumatic events, and demographic data.

the self portraits would be evaluated by three judges. the reliability between judges would be tested using KAPPA test.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* third trimester pregnant women

Exclusion Criteria:

* pregnant women with established diagnosis of mental disorders
* still birth or intra uterine disorders

Primary outcomes:
measure: development of a reliable projective tool for prediction of PPD
timeFrame: one year
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Locations:
city: Ramat -Gan
country: Israel
facility: Aya Mohr Sasson
state: Please Select
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