Enjoy Your Bump : Online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Pregnancy

Feasibility Study Investigating the Efficacy and Acceptability of a Pregnancy Focussed Online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Package: Enjoy Your Bump

A feasibility study evaluating how acceptable women experiencing low mood or anxiety during their pregnancy find an online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy course called 'Enjoy Your Bump'. This project will also begin to explore the effectiveness of this programme as a low intensity self-help intervention for mild to moderate depressive symptoms during pregnancy.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Antenatal Depression; Perinatal Mental Health; Antenatal Anxiety
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Enjoy Your Bump

Detailed Description

'Enjoy Your Bump (EYB)' is an online life skills course based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) principles which has been designed to specifically support women in the antenatal period. A survey of women and health professionals has demonstrated that this is a resource that both groups find acceptable. The aim of this quasi-experimental feasibility study is to evaluate the user experience and efficacy of this online programme as a non-pharmacological, low intensity intervention for women experiencing mild-moderate depressive symptoms in pregnancy. This will be achieved by measuring depression and anxiety as well as measures of attachment to the developing baby, pre and post intervention. It is hoped the results from this study will help inform whether this is a resource that should be made more widely available to women in the National Health Service (NHS). It is hypothesised that the 'Enjoy Your Bump' will be an acceptable and effective intervention for women experiencing mild to moderate depressive symptoms in the antenatal period.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 30
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Rebecca M Reynolds, PHD; Phone Number: 01312426762; Email: R.Reynolds@ed.ac.uk
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Fiona C Denison, Reader; Phone Number: 01312426449; Email: Fiona.Denison@ed.ac.uk

Study Locations

• United Kingdom
  • Scotland
    • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, EH16 4TJ
      • Recruiting
      • NHS Lothian / University of Edinburgh
      • Contact: Rebecca M Reynolds, PHD; Phone Number: 01312426762; Email: R.Reynolds@ed.ac.uk
      • Contact: Fiona C Denison, Reader; Phone Number: 01312426449; Email: Fiona.Denison@ed.ac.uk
      • Sub-Investigator: Clare M Wallace, MSc

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 55 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Singleton pregnancy
• Mild-moderate chronic perinatal mental health identified by a score of 2 or higher on PHQ-2 and/or GAD-2.
• 16+0 to 32+6 weeks at recruitment

Exclusion Criteria:

• Severe perinatal mental health problem such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, substance abuse/dependence, active risk of self-harm.
• Already receiving psychological therapy.
• Insufficient English language to engage with intervention or complete questionnaires.
• Unable to give informed consent.
• Illiterate
• No internet access
• Taking part in another current research project focused on mental health.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Evaluation of recruitment and retention.	Evaluate how many women are recruited to the study, how many women complete the online modules and how many women give feedback on their experience via an online questionnaire.	Measured at 12 months post study start date
Evaluation of feedback questionnaire data.	Evaluate the qualitative feedback women give regarding their experience of the intervention using an online questionnaire.	Measured at 12 months post study start date
Estimation of effect size for changes in depression.	Obtain an estimate of effect size for changes in depression, from pre to post intervention. Change in effect size for depression will be measured using Standardised Mean Difference (SMD) of scores on Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) from pre to post intervention.	Measured at 12 months post study start date.
Estimate of Effect Size for changes in depression (2)	Obtain an estimate of effect size for changes in depression, from pre to post intervention. Change in effect size for depression will be measured using Standardised Mean Difference (SMD) of scores on the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS) from pre to post intervention.	Measured at 12 months post study start date.
Estimate of effect size for changes in depression (3)	Obtain an estimate of effect size for changes in depression, from pre to post intervention. Change in effect size for depression will be measured using Standardised Mean Difference (SMD) of scores on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Score (EPDS) from pre to post intervention.	Measured at 12 months post study start date.
Estimation of effect size for changes in anxiety.	Effect size for Anxiety will be measured using SMD for Generalised Anxiety-7 questionnaire scores before and after intervention.	Measured at 12 months post study start date.
Estimation of effect size for changes in social function.	Effect size for social function will be measured using SMD for score on pregnancy experience scale (PES) pre and post intervention.	Measured at 12 months post study start date.
Estimation of effect size for changes in attachment.	Effect size in attachment will be measured using SMD for scores on Prenatal Attachment Inventory both before and after intervention.	Measured at 12 months post study start date.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Depression score (1)	Measure depression pre and post intervention using a standardised assessment tool: Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). This standardised questionnaire measures depression. Score ranges 0-27 with 0 representing least depressed and 27 representing most depressed.	Scores will be recorded at recruitment to study (between 16 - 32+6 weeks gestation), Post Enjoy Your Bump Intervention (before 38 weeks gestation) and 12 weeks Postnatal.
Depression score (2)	Measure depression pre and post intervention using standardised assessment tool: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Score (EPDS). Another standardised questionnaire. Scores range from 0-30. '0' represents least depressed and '30' represents most depressed.	Scores will be recorded at recruitment to study (between 16 - 32+6 weeks gestation), Post Enjoy Your Bump Intervention (before 38 weeks gestation) and 12 weeks Postnatal.
Depression score (3)	Measure depression pre and post intervention using standardised assessment tool: . Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWS). Another standardised assessment of mood. Scores range from 14 - 70. '14' represents most depressed and '70' represents least depressed.	Scores will be recorded at recruitment to study (between 16 - 32+6 weeks gestation), Post Enjoy Your Bump Intervention (before 38 weeks gestation) and 12 weeks Postnatal.
Anxiety score	Measure anxiety pre and post intervention using standardised assessment tool Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7 Item scale (GAD-7). This standardised questionnaire gives a score between '0-21'. '0' represents the least anxious and '21' represents the most anxious.	Scores will be recorded at recruitment to study (between 16 - 32+6 weeks gestation), Post Enjoy Your Bump Intervention (before 38 weeks gestation) and 12 weeks Postnatal.
Pregnancy Experience	Measure pregnancy experience pre and post intervention using the Pregnancy Experience Scale (PES). This 41-item questionnaire measures participants feelings towards social issues related to their pregnancy. Total score ranges from 0-123. '0' represents no negative feelings towards experience in pregnancy and '123' represents maximum negative experience towards experience of pregnancy.	Scores will be recorded at recruitment to study (between 16 - 32+6 weeks gestation), Post Enjoy Your Bump Intervention (before 38 weeks gestation)
Measure mother-baby relationship (Antenatal)	Evaluate the mother-baby attachment in the antenatal period pre and post intervention using the Prenatal Attachment Inventory (PAI) The Prenatal Attachment Inventory is a 21-item questionnaire with scores ranging from 21-84 with '21' representing most attached and '84' the least attached.	Scores will be recorded at recruitment to study (between 16 - 32+6 weeks gestation), and Post Enjoy Your Bump Intervention (before 38 weeks gestation)
Measure mother-baby relationship (Postnatal)	Evaluate the mother-baby attachment post intervention in the postnatal period using The Maternal Attachment Inventory (MAI). The Maternal Attachment Inventory is a 26-item questionnaire. Total ranges from '26-104'. 26 represents poor attachment and 104 represents good attachment.	Score recorded at 12 weeks postnatal
Time taken to complete intervention (1)	Quantify how long it typically takes participants to complete the intervention. This will be assessed in 'minutes participant spent active using the intervention'. This data in recorded on the online programme for researcher to see. We will also measure in weeks, how long it took participants to complete all 5 modules of the Enjoy Your Bump intervention.	Data will be recorded at participant completion of Enjoy Your Bump intervention. Participants are required to complete intervention before they are 38+0 weeks pregnant.
Time taken to complete intervention (2).	Quantify how long it typically takes participants to complete the intervention. We will measure in weeks and days, how long it took participants to complete all 5 modules of the Enjoy Your Bump intervention from recruitment date.	Data will be recorded at participant completion of Enjoy Your Bump intervention. Participants are required to complete intervention before they are 38+0 weeks pregnant.
Delivery and support of intervention	Test and evaluate the ability to deliver and support the intervention. This will be measured by asking participants in the evaluation questionnaire to comment on how they evaluated the support they received.	Data will be recorded at participant completion of Enjoy Your Bump intervention. Participants are required to complete intervention before they are 38+0 weeks pregnant.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Edinburgh
• Collaborators: Edinburgh & Lothians Health Foundation; Tommy's Edinburgh Maternal & Fetal Health Centre; National Health Service (NHS) Lothian; Five Areas Ltd
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Rebecca M Reynolds, PHD, University of Edinburgh

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• Enjoy Your Bump home page. As site still under evaluation - requires unique code to access content.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 31, 2017
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): March 1, 2019
• Study Completion (Anticipated): March 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 11, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 13, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): December 14, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): December 14, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 13, 2017
• Last Verified: December 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Pregnancy; Self-help; Online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Behavioral Symptoms; Depression
• Other Study ID Numbers: AC17015

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No