RECRUITING

Healing At Home 2.0 - Enhanced Chat Tool for Lowering Postpartum Depression

Conditions

Depression, Postpartum Postpartum Care Chat tool Depression Text message based program

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Study Overview

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Description

The purpose of the study is to determine if access to a text-message based holistic chatbot support program "Healing at Home 2.0" decreases depressive symptoms as measured by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) compared to usual postpartum care for patients of color.

Official Title

Healing At Home 2.0 - Enhanced Chat Tool for Lowering Postpartum Depression

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-03-13

Study Completion:2026-06-30

Study Type:Not specified

Phase:Not Applicable

Enrollment:Not specified

Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06877104

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No

Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT

Inclusion Criteria	Exclusion Criteria
* Postpartum patients who have delivered a singleton baby at or after 37w0d at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania * Self-identify as a person of color (listed on chart as non-White race and confirmed with patient) * Able to speak, read and write English * Age ≥18 * Prenatal care at outpatient practice affiliated with the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania * Completion of clinically administered EPDS during inpatient stay * Routine discharge timing, day 2 or more after vaginal delivery, day 3 or more after cesarean delivery	* Unable to provide informed consent * Baby not discharged with mother at postpartum discharge * Does not have access to a mobile phone

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

* Postpartum patients who have delivered a singleton baby at or after 37w0d at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
* Self-identify as a person of color (listed on chart as non-White race and confirmed with patient)
* Able to speak, read and write English
* Age ≥18
* Prenatal care at outpatient practice affiliated with the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
* Completion of clinically administered EPDS during inpatient stay
* Routine discharge timing, day 2 or more after vaginal delivery, day 3 or more after cesarean delivery

* Unable to provide informed consent
* Baby not discharged with mother at postpartum discharge
* Does not have access to a mobile phone

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Meaghan G McCabe, MPH

CONTACT

973-747-2824

meaghan.mccabe@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Angelina Malenda

CONTACT

551-482-3655

angelina.malenda@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Principal Investigator

Kirstin Leitner, MD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Pennsylvania

Study Locations (Sites)

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania

Kirstin Leitner, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Pennsylvania

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2025-03-13

Study Completion Date2026-06-30

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-03-13

Study Completion Date2026-06-30

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

Chat tool
Depression
Text message based program
Postpartum Care

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Depression, Postpartum
Postpartum Care