About this trial
This research project aims to examine the acceptability and efficacy of a French-Canadian adaptation of a postnatal anxiety and depression program. The main question it aims to answer is:
\[1\] When the adapted postnatal Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) is added to treatment as usual (TAU) in community-based care for women with anxiety and depressive symptoms, is the iCBT+TAU condition more effective to reduce symptoms than TAU alone?
Participants will:
postnatal iCBT group -\> Answer questionnaires before, after (week 6) and 4 weeks after the intervention (week 10); do the 6-week non-guided iCBT program for anxiety and depressive symptoms during the postnatal period.
Waitlist, TAU group -\> Answer questionnaires at enrolment, at week 6 and week 10. Participants will have access to the intervention after they complete their last questionnaires.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
18 years and older
Being within 12 months postpartum
Fluent in spoken and written French
Self-reported clinical score ≥10 for anxiety and/or depressive symptoms based on the Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale 10-item scale (EPDS)
Disqualifiers
Self-reported diagnosis of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder
Current substance abuse or dependence
Current use of benzodiazepines
Beginning psychological therapy (< 4 weeks ago) or medication (< 8 weeks ago) for depression/anxiety
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Postnatal anxiety and depression iCBTprogram
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
Université de Sherbrooke
Lead sponsor
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Collaborator
Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke
Collaborator
Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de la Montérégie-Centre
Collaborator
Centre intégré de santé et services sociaux de la Montérégie-Ouest
Collaborator
Centre intégré de santé et services sociaux de la Montérégie-Est
Collaborator
Champlain Local Health Integration Network
Collaborator