Manuscript Details

Dugravier, R., Tubach, F., Saias, T., Guedeney, N., Pasquet, B., Purper-Ouakil, D., . . . Greacen, T. (2013). Impact of a manualized multifocal perinatal home-visiting program using psychologists on postnatal depression: The CAPEDP randomized controlled trial. PloS One, 8(8), e72216.

Moderate rating
Study reviewed under: Handbook of Procedures and Standards, Version 1
Screening Conclusion

Eligible for review

Author Affiliation

The study was funded in part by the French Ministry of Health, which, according to the study, funded development of the home visiting model CAPEDP.

Funding Sources

The study was funded by the National Ministry of Health Hospital Clinical Research Programme and the National Institute for Promotion and Health Education. The study was sponsored by the Hospital of Paris Clinical Research and Development Department of the Assistance Publique.

Study Design
Design Attrition Baseline equivalence Confounding factors Valid, reliable measures?
Randomized controlled trial Low

Established on SES and baseline measures of the outcome; not established on race/ethnicity

No

Not assessed in manuscripts reviewed under Handbook of Procedures and Standards, Version 1

Findings that rate moderate or high in this manuscript

Maternal Health
Outcome Measure Timing of Follow-Up Rating Direction of Effect Effect Size (Absolute Value) Stastical Significance Sample Size Sample Description
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) 3 months postpartum Moderate
0.15 Not statistically significant, p = 0.33 367 mothers CAPEDP vs. usual care, Paris
Effect rating key
Favorable finding / Statistically significant
Unfavorable finding / Statistically significant
Ambiguous finding / Statistically significant
No effect / Not statistically significant

This study included participants with the following characteristics at enrollment:

Race/Ethnicity

Data not available

Maternal Education

Less than a high school diploma
84%
Unknown
16%

Other Characteristics

Enrollment in means-tested programs
47%

This study included participants from the following locations:

  • State not reported or international
International Locations
International (other)
Study Participants

Participants included 440 pregnant women: 222 women were randomly assigned to receive Promoting Parental Skills and Enhancing Attachment in Early Childhood (CAPEDP) and 218 were randomly assigned to the comparison group. Mothers were recruited and randomly assigned within 10 public maternity wards in Paris, France, before the 27th week of pregnancy. Mothers were eligible if they were first-time mothers and identified as high risk for maternal and infant depression, defined by at least one of the following risk factors: (1) less than 12 years of education, (2) planning to raise the child without the child’s father, or (3) low income. The sample of mothers was 22 years old, on average; 58 percent were French citizens; 52 percent were first-generation French immigrants; and 47 percent were low income.

Setting

Women were recruited for the study from 10 public maternity wards in Paris, France.

Comparison Conditions

The comparison group received usual care. This entailed access to services provided by the French Mother and Child Protection Services, which includes access to community mental health centers.

Were any subgroups examined?
No
Subgroups examined

• Maternal depression (screening score low or screening score high) • Maternal education (less than 10 years of education or 10 or more) • Maternal substance use/disorder (yes or no) • Mother plans to raise the child without the child's father (yes or no) • Planned pregnancy (yes or no) • Mother considers herself to be poor (yes or no) • First generation immigrant (yes or no) • Mother experienced death of a parent before age 11 (yes or no)