9 Clinical Trials for Various Conditions
The purpose of this study is to develop the safety, feasibility, and tolerability of a personalized transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) approach in antenatal depression.
Pregnant women who are taking lamotrigine will be evaluated monthly during pregnancy including a clinical evaluation and a blood draw for lamotrigine levels at each visit. Based on the Therapeutic Drug Monitoring protocol, participant's lamotrigine dosing will be adjusted as needed based on participant's blood levels compared to the reference concentration that was obtained prior to pregnancy or early in pregnancy while clinically stable. After delivery participant and participant's infants will be assessed for mood and functioning at 1, 2, 4, and 6 weeks postpartum.
This study is looking at genetic, biological, and environmental causes and how all three may work together to cause postpartum mood episodes. Participants will have psychiatric histories taken and will be monitored throughout pregnancy and during the postpartum period for the development of depressive or other mood episodes. Biological measures, including hormone levels, immunological measures, and growth factors will be collected. Environmental factors such as sleep deprivation and stress will also be measured. These factors will be considered in the setting of genetic and epigenetic data with the hope that investigators will ultimately be able to predict the onset of postpartum mood episodes in this vulnerable population.
The purpose of this study is to determine if repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) will alleviate symptoms of major depressive disorder (MDD) in pregnant women. TMS uses electromagnetic impulses to encourage neurons in the brain to communicate more effectively with one another. Effective neuron communication is thought to lead to the lessening of depressive symptoms. In this study subjects require daily TMS treatment for approximately four weeks.
This study will investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for mood stabilization in perinatal women (preconception, pregnant, and postpartum) with a history of mood disorders. MBCT is a short-term group psychotherapy that has shown effectiveness in preventing depressive relapse. MBCT teaches mindfulness practices and cognitive-behavioral techniques.
We are studying a treatment for depression called accelerated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) among pregnant and postpartum individuals. TMS is a focal, non-invasive form of brain stimulation that is cleared by the Food and Drug Administration for depression. Typically, traditional TMS involves daily treatments for 6-8 weeks. In this study, we will offer an accelerated form of TMS that involves multiple daily treatments for 5 days.
Purpose: To compare a novel psychotherapy, Partner-Assisted Interpersonal Psychotherapy (PA-IPT), with treatment as usual (TAU) in a sample of pregnant women seeking treatment for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) Perinatal Psychiatry Program. Participants: 52 women, ages 18-45, who are 16-29 weeks pregnant and experiencing a depressive episode, and their partners. Methods: Women and their identified partners will complete a diagnostic interview, complete measures of depressive symptom severity at baseline, and be randomized to treatment with PA-IPT or TAU. Women randomized to TAU will be treated by UNC physicians according to the UNC-CH Perinatal Psychiatry Program's algorithm for treatment of prenatal MDD (usually one of a number of antidepressant medications, tailored to the individual, although some women may opt against medication altogether and still be eligible to enroll). Women randomized to PA-IPT will participate in 8 therapy sessions with their identified partner over a 12-week period, along with one refresher session at or around 6 weeks postpartum. Women and partners will be assessed for change in depressive symptoms and relationship satisfaction during pregnancy at visits 4 and 8, and postpartum at 6-week and 6-month visits. Hypothesis: The investigators anticipate notable improvement in both groups similar in magnitude, however it is hypothesized that couples participating in PA-IPT will have higher relationship satisfaction post-treatment (controlling for baseline satisfaction) than those receiving TAU.
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of interpersonal psychotherapy in treating pregnant women with depression.
Perinatal depression is a major public health problem, affecting 15% of women during pregnancy through the postpartum period, with adverse consequences for the mother, the fetus, the infant, and the family. Despite increasing evidence of the importance of this critical risk interval, little research has investigated the effects of depression treatment during pregnancy on infant outcomes. The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a new intervention, Interpersonal psychotherapy for the mother-infant dyad (IPT-Dyad). This intervention begins during pregnancy and continues with the mother and infant until one year postpartum. The investigators hypothesize that IPT-Dyad will be better than treatment as usual in reducing depressive symptoms, improving psychosocial functioning,increasing parenting self-efficacy, improving infant emotional development, and enhancing mother-infant relationship quality.