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Register: ANZCTR
Last refreshed on: 22 February 2013
Main ID:  ACTRN12609001032246
Date of registration: 30/11/2009
Primary sponsor: University Centre for Mental Health Research
Public title: Online cognitive behaviour therapy for the prevention of postnatal depression in at-risk mothers: a randomised controlled trial
Scientific title: Online cognitive behaviour therapy (MoodGYM) for the prevention of postnatal depression in at-risk mothers: a randomised controlled trial
Date of first enrolment: 1/06/2012
Target sample size: 175
Recruitment status: Not yet recruiting
URL:  http://www.anzctr.org.au/ACTRN12609001032246.aspx
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Randomised controlled trial  Parallel
Countries of recruitment
Australia
Contacts
Name:   Bethany Jones
Address:  Building 63 Eggleston Road The Australian National University ACT 0200, Australia
Telephone: +61 433 167 919
Email: bethany.jones@anu.edu.au
Affiliation: 
Name:   Bethany Jones
Address:  Building 63 Eggleston Road The Australian National University ACT 0200, Australia
Telephone: +61 433 167 919
Email: bethany.jones@anu.edu.au
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Have internet access, have an email address, have a telephone number, have had a live birth, are fluent in English, have an Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale score of over 9.
Exclusion criteria: Currently receiving psychological treatment, current depressive disorder, or lifetime bipolar or psychotic disorders - Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI)

Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 0 No limit
Gender: Females
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Perinatal depression
Postnatal depression
Postpartum depression
Intervention(s)
MoodGYM is an online, interactive program delivering cognitive behaviour therapy. The program consists of five modules which take between 20 and 40 minutes to complete. However, participants can choose to spend as much or as little time as they which in a given session. Module 1: Feelings. Helps participants identify negative thinking patterns. Module 2: Thoughts. Helps people identify inaccurate and biased ways of thinking. Module 3: Unwarping. Helps participants change their negative and biased habitual thinking patterns. Module 4: De-stressing. Provides participants with stress management and relaxation techniques. Module 5: Relationships. To help participants cope with difficult relationships, and the ending of relationships.

Throughout the program, participants also complete depression and anxiety questionnaires with feedback so they may see their progress. Participants complete one module per week at their own pace. Each module must be completed before participants can go on to the next module.
Primary Outcome(s)
Clinical diagnosis (depression). Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI)
Postnatal distress - Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
Secondary Outcome(s)
Depressive and anxiety symptomatology - Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21)
Parenting confidence - Karitane Parenting Confidence Scale (KPCS)
Secondary ID(s)
Nil
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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