Journal article
Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT) for perinatal anxiety and depression versus treatment as usual: Study protocol for two randomised controlled trials
SA Loughnan, JM Newby, H Haskelberg, A Mahoney, N Kladnitski, J Smith, E Black, C Holt, J Milgrom, MP Austin, G Andrews
Trials | BMC | Published : 2018
Abstract
Background: We aimed to evaluate the acceptability and efficacy of two brief, Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy interventions-MUMentum Pregnancy (study 1) and MUMentum Postnatal (study 2)-in reducing maternal symptoms of anxiety, depression and overall psychological distress compared to usual care in the perinatal period. Methods/Design: Women who are pregnant (study 1) or<12months postpartum (study 2) with current clinically elevated symptoms of anxiety and/or depression according to validated self-report measures, will be recruited via the research arm of a not-for-profit clinical and research unit in Australia and randomised to the intervention group or treatment as usual c..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This research project is supported by the HCF Research Foundation in the form of a research grant awarded to the Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression (CRUfAD). This work was also supported by Australian Rotary Health and the David Henning Memorial Foundation in the form of a PhD scholarship awarded to SL. The HCF Research Foundation, Rotary Health Australia and the David Henning Memorial Foundation had no role in the study design, collection, data analysis or interpretation of the data, writing the manuscript or the decision to submit the paper for publication.