Postpartum Depression in the Covid-19 Pandemic and the Impact of Anaesthesia

January 4, 2021 updated by: GEORGIA MICHA, General and Maternity Hospital of Athens Elena Venizelou
The aim of this multicenter prospective study is to evaluate the association between the Covid-19 pandemic maternal psychological distress with the postpartum depression, demographic and anaesthesiologic variables

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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330

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Greece
      • Athens, Greece
        • Alexandra Genaral Hospital Athens
      • Ioannina, Greece
        • University of Ioannina Health Science
      • Ioannina, Greece
        • University of Ioannina, Medical School
      • Larisa, Greece
        • University of Thessaly Medical School
    • Attica
      • Athens, Attica, Greece, 11521
        • "Elena Venizelou" General and Maternity Hospital of Athens
      • Athens, Attica, Greece
        • Aretaieio University Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Pregnant women admitted to the hospital for vaginal delivery or caesarean section

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All pregnant women over the age of 18 that present for labour (vaginal delivery or caesarean section)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not eligible in writing and reading in Greek
  • Drug abuse

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Group / Cohort

A group or subgroup of participants in an observational study that is assessed for biomedical or health outcomes.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Maternal Group
Pregnant women in labour (vaginal delivery or caesarean section) that are admitted to the hospital. Pre-labour 3 different questionnaires are administered to evaluate depression, general anxiety disorder and the association to the covid-19 pandemic. 40 days post delivery via telephone contact 2 questionnaires are administered, one in order to assess the postpartum disorder the other to assess depression.
Other: PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire) Depression Scale
9 question questionnaire for assessment of depression
Other: GAD-7 (General Anxiety Disorder) scale
7 question questionnaire for assessment of General Anxiety Disorder
Other: 38 questions questionnaire
38 questions questionnaire
Other: EPDS (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale)
10 questions scale for detection of postpartum depression

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Correlation between the Covid-19 pandemic and postpartum depression with EPDS scale (Edinburgh postnatal depression scale)
Time Frame: 40 days postpartum
Prevalence of postpartum depression during the Covid-19 pandemic with EPDS scale (Edinburgh postnatal depression scale)
40 days postpartum

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Correlation between the Covid-19 pandemic, postpartum depression and type of anaesthesia (general, epidural, spinal, combined, epidural analgesia for vaginal delivery)
Time Frame: 10 minutes postpartum
Association between the Covid-19 pandemic, postpartum depression and type of anaesthesia (general, epidural, spinal, combined, epidural analgesia for vaginal delivery)
10 minutes postpartum
Correlation between the Covid-19 pandemic, postpartum depression and postpartum pain
Time Frame: 2 minutes prior to discharge from the Postanaesthesia care unit
Association between the Covid-19 pandemic, postpartum depression and postpartum pain assessed during postanesthesia care unit stay assessed by Numeric Pain Rating Scale (Scale 0-10 where 0 equals no pain and 10 maximum possible pain)
2 minutes prior to discharge from the Postanaesthesia care unit
Correlation between the Covid-19 pandemic, postpartum depression and postpartum pain
Time Frame: 2 minutes after admission to the Postanaesthesia care unit
Association between the Covid-19 pandemic, postpartum depression and postpartum pain assessed during postanesthesia care unit stay assessed by Numeric Pain Rating Scale (Scale 0-10 where 0 equals no pain and 10 maximum possible pain)
2 minutes after admission to the Postanaesthesia care unit

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
General and Maternity Hospital of Athens Elena Venizelou

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
University of Ioannina
Larissa University Hospital
Alexandra Hospital, Athens, Greece

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Georgia Micha, PhD, Elena Venizelou General and Maternity Hospital of Athens, Greece

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
June 30, 2020

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
August 30, 2020

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
October 27, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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June 15, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 17, 2020

First Posted (ACTUAL)

First Posted

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June 18, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
January 6, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 4, 2021

Last Verified

Last Verified

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October 1, 2020

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Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • Covid-19 Postpartum depression

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

Research data, study protocol and statistical analysis plan will be available to the scientific community after publication. The corresponding author is responsible for reviewing these requests.

IPD Sharing Time Frame

After publication of the article for indefinite time

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SAP
  • ANALYTIC_CODE

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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