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

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by University of Pennsylvania
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorUniversity of Pennsylvania
Started2025-03-13
Est. completion2026-02-28
Eligibility
Age18 Years+
SexFEMALE
Healthy vol.Accepted
Locations1 site
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NCT06877104

Summary

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.

Eligibility

Age: 18 Years+Sex: FEMALEHealthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion 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

Exclusion Criteria:

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

Conditions3

DepressionDepression, PostpartumPostpartum Care

Locations1 site

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
Angelina Malenda(551) 482-3655angelina.malenda@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

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