Shanna Fealy1,2,3, Sally Chan1,4, Olivia Wynne2,5, Eileen Dowse1, Lyn Ebert1, Roger Ho6, Melvyn W B Zhang7, Donovan Jones1,3,4. 1. School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Newcastle Australia, Callaghan, NSW, Australia. 2. School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle Australia, Callaghan, NSW, Australia. 3. Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour, The University of Newcastle Australia, Callaghan, NSW, Australia. 4. Priority Research Centre for Brain & Mental Health, The University of Newcastle Australia, Callaghan, NSW, Australia. 5. Priority Research Centre for Reproductive Science: Mothers and Babies, University of Newcastle Australia, Callaghan, NSW, Australia. 6. Department of Psychological Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore. 7. Institute of Mental Health Singapore, National Addictions Management Service, Singapore.
Abstract
AIM: To report a pilot trial protocol for testing the effectiveness of the Support for New Mums smartphone application in a cohort of first-time mothers. DESIGN: A pilot/feasibility randomized controlled trial using a two-group pre-test and repeated post-test design. METHOD: This protocol follows the Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Intervention Trials (SPIRIT) guidelines. The Intervention group will receive access to the smartphone application for 6 weeks post birth. Both Intervention and control groups will receive standardized institutional postnatal care services. Trial funding was gained from respective grant sponsors in May and November 2016. DISCUSSION: The Support for New Mums smartphone application could be a novel method for addressing the gap in provision of postpartum care services providing psychoeducation and improving maternal parental self-efficacy for Australian childbearing women. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12618001580268.
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AIM: To report a pilot trial protocol for testing the effectiveness of the Support for New Mums smartphone application in a cohort of first-time mothers. DESIGN: A pilot/feasibility randomized controlled trial using a two-group pre-test and repeated post-test design. METHOD: This protocol follows the Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Intervention Trials (SPIRIT) guidelines. The Intervention group will receive access to the smartphone application for 6 weeks post birth. Both Intervention and control groups will receive standardized institutional postnatal care services. Trial funding was gained from respective grant sponsors in May and November 2016. DISCUSSION: The Support for New Mums smartphone application could be a novel method for addressing the gap in provision of postpartum care services providing psychoeducation and improving maternal parental self-efficacy for Australian childbearing women. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12618001580268.
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