Engage & Connect: A Novel Social Reward Psychotherapy for Postpartum Depression
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This randomized controlled trial compares a novel psychotherapy, Engage \& Connect, with a Symptom Review and Psychoeducation intervention, tailored to reduce postpartum depression. The study includes 9-weeks interventions, delivered remotely. It will examine changes in social isolation, processing of social rewards and depression severity over 9 weeks of treatment.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Female
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Up to 1 year post-delivery
• Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) score ≥ 10.
• Off antidepressants or on a stable dose of an antidepressant for 8 weeks and do not intend to change the dose in the next 10 weeks.
• Capacity to provide consent for research assessment and treatment.
• Speaks English proficiently
Locations
United States
New York
Weill Cornell Medicine
RECRUITING
New York
Contact Information
Primary
Nili Solomonov, PhD
nis2051@med.cornell.edu
844 999 8746
Backup
Maddy Schier
mas4019@med.cornell.edu
646-289-5271
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-11-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2030-07
Participants
Target number of participants: 60
Treatments
Experimental: Engage & Connect
Experimental: Symptom Review and Psychoeducation
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Weill Medical College of Cornell University