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RCT of Automated Conversational Agent vs. Treatment as Usual for the Management of Perinatal Mood
Not Recruiting
Trial ID: NCT03646539
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of an evidence-based smartphone
application (app) for the management of mood compared to treatment as usual alone among 135
women who have been discharged post-delivery from Labor and Delivery at Stanford Children's
Health - Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. Using psychometrically validated surveys for
depression, postpartum depression, and anxiety, this study will evaluate whether the
smartphone app has a differential effect on the mental health of postpartum women as compared
to treatment as usual.
Official Title
Randomized Clinical Trial of an Automated Conversational Agent Versus Treatment as Usual for the Management of Perinatal Mood
Stanford Investigator(s)
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Postpartum day 0-7 after delivery
- Medically stable and cleared for discharge
- Owns smartphone
- English-speaking (because all intervention materials are in English)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Neonatal demise this admission
- Intrauterine fetal demise this admission
Intervention(s):
behavioral: Use of smartphone application (app)
other: Treatment as usual
Not Recruiting
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Sanaa Suharwardy, MD
650-723-5505