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Group CBT for Paternal Perinatal Depression

11. August 2026 aktualisiert von: Ryan Van Lieshout, MD, PhD, McMaster University

Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Paternal Perinatal Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The purpose of the proposed study is to determine the effectiveness of an online, 9-week group cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) intervention for paternal perinatal depression (PND) in fathers and fathers-to-be. Fathers or fathers-to-be living in Ontario, Canada who have depression symptoms while their partner has been pregnant and/or during the first 18 months of their child's life will be assigned with a 50/50 chance (like flipping a coin) to receive online group CBT in addition to usual care, or to receive usual care only.

Studienübersicht

Detaillierte Beschreibung

This study will involve a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to determine the effectiveness of a 9-week group CBT intervention added to treatment as usual (TAU) compared to TAU alone for improving paternal perinatal depression symptoms. The primary objective is to determine the effectiveness of the intervention for treating paternal perinatal depression symptoms, and secondary objectives will assess whether the intervention leads to improvements in common comorbidities (anxiety) and complications (parenting stress, social isolation, partner relationship quality, parent-infant attachment, and offspring behaviour) and whether it is cost-effective.

112 participants will be assigned in a 1:1 ratio to the experimental or control group. Participants in both groups will complete online questionnaires and structured telephone interviews at baseline (T1), 9 weeks later (T2 - immediately post-intervention in the experimental group) and 6 months post-enrollment (T3). Those assigned to receive the 9-week CBT group will also be asked questions about their satisfaction with the program and recommendations for improvement.

Studientyp

Interventionell

Einschreibung (Geschätzt)

112

Phase

  • Unzutreffend

Kontakte und Standorte

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Studienkontakt

  • Name: Ryan J Van Lieshout, MD, PhD
  • Telefonnummer: 35123 (905) 522-1155
  • E-Mail: vanlierj@mcmaster.ca

Studienorte

    • Ontario
      • Hamilton, Ontario, Kanada, L8S4L8
        • McMaster University
        • Kontakt:

Teilnahmekriterien

Forscher suchen nach Personen, die einer bestimmten Beschreibung entsprechen, die als Auswahlkriterien bezeichnet werden. Einige Beispiele für diese Kriterien sind der allgemeine Gesundheitszustand einer Person oder frühere Behandlungen.

Zulassungskriterien

Studienberechtigtes Alter

  • Erwachsene
  • Älterer Erwachsener

Akzeptiert gesunde Freiwillige

Nein

Beschreibung

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Non-birthing individuals identifying as fathers-to-be (i.e., have a pregnant partner) or fathers who have an infant <18 months at recruitment
  • Fluent in written/spoken English
  • Have an EPDS score ≥9
  • Live in Ontario

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Free of bipolar, psychotic, borderline personality and current substance use disorders

Studienplan

Dieser Abschnitt enthält Einzelheiten zum Studienplan, einschließlich des Studiendesigns und der Messung der Studieninhalte.

Wie ist die Studie aufgebaut?

Designdetails

  • Hauptzweck: Behandlung
  • Zuteilung: Zufällig
  • Interventionsmodell: Parallele Zuordnung
  • Maskierung: Doppelt

Waffen und Interventionen

Teilnehmergruppe / Arm
Intervention / Behandlung
Kein Eingriff: Kontrolle/übliche Pflege
Die Teilnehmer, die randomisiert zur NO -Interventionsgruppe, werden weiterhin wie gewohnt behandelt (Standardversorgung). Eine Liste von Ressourcen wird per E -Mail gesendet.
Experimental: 9-Week Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Intervention
The experimental group will receive a 9-week group CBT intervention in addition to receiving treatment as usual.
Die kognitive Verhaltenstherapie (CBT) ist eine Art Psychotherapie (Gesprächstherapie). Die wöchentlichen Gruppensitzungen werden zwei Stunden lang dauern und finden 9 Wochen in Folge einmal pro Woche statt. In der ersten Stunde der Sitzung wird das Unterrichten und die Praxis von CBT -Fähigkeiten beinhalten, gefolgt von einer Stunde unstrukturierter Diskussion zu Themen, die für Teilnehmer mit der perinatalen Depression väterlicherseits relevant sind. Jede Gruppe wird online über Zoom geliefert und von unserem Interventionshandbuch geführt.

Was misst die Studie?

Primäre Ergebnismessungen

Ergebnis Maßnahme
Maßnahmenbeschreibung
Zeitfenster
Paternal Perinatal Depression (PND) Symptoms - Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
Zeitfenster: 9 weeks
The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a 10-item gold standard measure of perinatal depression (PND). Total scores range from 0-30 with higher scores indicating worse depressive symptoms. A score of ≥10 is consistent with possible PND, ≥13 is consistent with probable PND and changes in scores >4 are accepted as being indicative of clinically significant change.
9 weeks

Sekundäre Ergebnismessungen

Ergebnis Maßnahme
Maßnahmenbeschreibung
Zeitfenster
Paternal Perinatal Depression Symptoms - Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
Zeitfenster: 6 months post enrollment
The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a 10-item gold standard measure of PND. Total scores range from 0-30 with higher scores indicating worse depressive symptoms. A score of ≥10 is consistent with possible PND, ≥13 is consistent with probable PND and changes in scores >4 are accepted as being indicative of clinically significant change.
6 months post enrollment
Anxiety Symptoms - GAD-7
Zeitfenster: 9 weeks
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item Scale (GAD-7) will be used to assess anxiety symptoms. The GAD-7 is a 7-item self-report scale that assesses the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder, the most common comorbidity of PND. Items are scored on a 0-3 point scale with total scores ranging from 0-21. Higher scores indicate more severe anxiety symptoms.
9 weeks
Anxiety Symptoms - GAD-7
Zeitfenster: 6 months post enrollment
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item Scale (GAD-7) will be used to assess anxiety symptoms. The GAD-7 is a 7-item self-report scale that assesses the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder, the most common comorbidity of PND. Items are scored on a 0-3 point scale with total scores ranging from 0-21. Higher scores indicate more severe anxiety symptoms.
6 months post enrollment
Parenting Stress - Parenting Stress Index Short Form (PSI-SF)
Zeitfenster: 9 weeks
A 36-item self-report measure of parenting stress. Items are scored on a 1-5 point scale with total scores ranging from 36-180. Higher scores indicate greater parenting stress.
9 weeks
Parenting Stress - Parenting Stress Index Short Form (PSI-SF)
Zeitfenster: 6 months post enrollment
A 36-item self-report measure of parenting stress. Items are scored on a 1-5 point scale with total scores ranging from 36-180. Higher scores indicate greater parenting stress.
6 months post enrollment
Partner Relationship Quality - Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS)
Zeitfenster: 9 weeks
A 32-item self-report measure assessing partner relationship quality. Items are rated on a 5-, 6-, or 7-point scale or yes/no response. Total scores range from 0-151, with higher scores indicating better relationship adjustment and quality.
9 weeks
Partner Relationship Quality - Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS)
Zeitfenster: 6 months post enrollment
A 32-item self-report measure assessing partner relationship quality. Items are rated on a 5-, 6-, or 7-point scale or yes/no response. Total scores range from 0-151, with higher scores indicating better relationship adjustment and quality.
6 months post enrollment
Parent-Infant Bonding - Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ)
Zeitfenster: 9 weeks
A 25-item self-report measure; each item is scored on a 0-5-point scale. Total scores range from 0-125 with higher scores indicating greater impairment in bonding. Subscales include: Impaired Boding, Rejection and Anger, Infant-Focused Anxiety, Risk of Abuse.
9 weeks
Parent-Infant Bonding - Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ)
Zeitfenster: 6 months post enrollment
A 25-item self-report measure; each item is scored on a 0-5-point scale. Total scores range from 0-125 with higher scores indicating greater impairment in bonding. Subscales include: Impaired Boding, Rejection and Anger, Infant-Focused Anxiety, Risk of Abuse.
6 months post enrollment
Infant Temperament - Infant Behaviour Questionnaire Revised Very Short Form (IBQ-R)
Zeitfenster: 9 weeks
A 37 self-report measure. Each item is scored on a 7-point likert scale, with 'does not apply' option available. Mean scores of items responded to are generated for each subscale. Higher scores indicate higher levels of the measured temperament trait. Subscales assessed include Positive Affectivity/Surgency, Negative Emotionality, Orienting/Regulatory Capacity.
9 weeks
Infant Temperament - Infant Behaviour Questionnaire Revised Very Short Form (IBQ-R)
Zeitfenster: 6 months post enrollment
A 37 self-report measure. Each item is scored on a 7-point likert scale, with 'does not apply' option available. Mean scores of items responded to are generated for each subscale. Higher scores indicate higher levels of the measured temperament trait. Subscales assessed include Positive Affectivity/Surgency, Negative Emotionality, Orienting/Regulatory Capacity.
6 months post enrollment
Depression Symptoms - Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
Zeitfenster: 9 weeks
A 9-item self-report measure assessing depression symptoms. Each item is scored on a 0-3-point scale with total scores ranging from 0-27. Higher scores indicate more severe depressive symptoms.
9 weeks
Depression Symptoms - Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
Zeitfenster: 6 months post enrollment
A 9-item self-report measure assessing depression symptoms. Each item is scored on a 0-3-point scale with total scores ranging from 0-27. Higher scores indicate more severe depressive symptoms.
6 months post enrollment
Cost-effectiveness - Healthcare Resource Utilization
Zeitfenster: 9 weeks
To inform cost-effectiveness analysis, healthcare resource utilization data will be collected using a questionnaire used in prior work and adapted for the postpartum period (based on the Canadian Community Health Survey and Service Use and Resources Form). Participants will provide information on all healthcare service and medication use over the trial period.
9 weeks
Cost-effectiveness - Healthcare Resource Utilization
Zeitfenster: 6 months post enrollment
To inform cost-effectiveness analysis, healthcare resource utilization data will be collected using a questionnaire used in prior work and adapted for the postpartum period (based on the Canadian Community Health Survey and Service Use and Resources Form). Participants will provide information on all healthcare service and medication use over the trial period.
6 months post enrollment
Major Depressive Disorder
Zeitfenster: 9 weeks
DSM-5-defined current major depressive disorder (MDD) using the Diagnostic Assessment Research Tool (DART), a structured diagnostic interview.
9 weeks
Major Depressive Disorder
Zeitfenster: 6 months post enrollment
DSM-5-defined current major depressive disorder (MDD) using the Diagnostic Assessment Research Tool (DART), a structured diagnostic interview.
6 months post enrollment
Cost-effectiveness analysis - Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY)
Zeitfenster: 9 weeks
To inform cost-effectiveness analysis, the EQ-5D-5L will be collected. This is a utility-based health-related quality of life instrument assessing five domains (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain, depression/anxiety) and will be administered at T1-T3. The Canadian algorithm will be used to convert responses to health utility. QALYs will be calculated by multiplying the health utility for the corresponding time period (i.e., area under the curve approach).
9 weeks
Cost-effectiveness analysis - Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY)
Zeitfenster: 6 months post enrollment
To inform cost-effectiveness analysis, the EQ-5D-5L will be collected. This is a utility-based health-related quality of life instrument assessing five domains (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain, depression/anxiety) and will be administered at T1-T3. The Canadian algorithm will be used to convert responses to health utility. QALYs will be calculated by multiplying the health utility for the corresponding time period (i.e., area under the curve approach).
6 months post enrollment

Andere Ergebnismessungen

Ergebnis Maßnahme
Maßnahmenbeschreibung
Zeitfenster
Satisfaction with the intervention - Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8)
Zeitfenster: 9 weeks (immediately post treatment in intervention group)
Intervention participants only. Satisfaction with the intervention will be assessed using the eight-item Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8). The CSQ-8 consists of eight items assessing the level of satisfaction with the intervention on a 4-point Likert-type scale, as well as one open-ended question. Responses to the open-ended question will be analyzed using content analysis to inform acceptability of the intervention.
9 weeks (immediately post treatment in intervention group)

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Haupttermine studieren

Studienbeginn (Geschätzt)

15. September 2026

Primärer Abschluss (Geschätzt)

31. Dezember 2029

Studienabschluss (Geschätzt)

31. Dezember 2029

Studienanmeldedaten

Zuerst eingereicht

6. August 2026

Zuerst eingereicht, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt hat

6. August 2026

Zuerst gepostet (Tatsächlich)

11. August 2026

Studienaufzeichnungsaktualisierungen

Letztes Update gepostet (Tatsächlich)

13. August 2026

Letztes eingereichtes Update, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt

11. August 2026

Zuletzt verifiziert

1. August 2026

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