Recruiting

Postpartum Depression

Sponsor:

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Code:

NCT06818734

Conditions

Postpartum Depression

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Clinical Decision Support Tool

Study Details

Brief summary:

This study will evaluate the use of an automated process in the electronic health record (EHR) that will help providers to detect patients at risk of developing postpartum depression (PPD).

Conditions

Postpartum Depression

Study ID

NCT06818734

Start date

Jul 1, 2026

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

Dec 1, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 1, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 years or older
  • being seen at one of participating clinics
  • pregnancy at 20 week gestation or more

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Does not speak inclusion
  • does not have internet access

Clinician eligibility:

  • If they manage patients in the three clinics as a board-certified OBGYN clinician.
  • No exclusion criteria apply for clinician based on their knowledge and experience in treating PPD

Study Design

Enrollment

160 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Intervention: CDS support , clinician

Clinicians in the intervention arm will refer patients based on the CDS.The CDS will alert clinicians only if patients have high risk of developing PPD, and provide clinicians with risk score, risk factors, and anticipatory actions with an order set to assist with ordering. Clinicians will make the ultimate clinical judgement after receiving CDS aid, including taking no actions towards PPD prevention. Clinicians will manage patients per usual care, including initiating PPD preventive such as conducting referrals to nutrition and behavioral health, suggest educational readings through patient portals, or no actions.

no intervention: No intervention: Patients

The CDS will alert clinicians only if patients have high risk of developing PPD. Clinicians will manage patients per usual care, including initiating PPD preventive such as conducting referrals to nutrition and behavioral health, suggest educational readings through patient portals, or no actions.

experimental: Intervention: Patients

Interventions

Clinical Decision Support Tool

The CDS in and AI algorithm that will alert clinicians only if patients have high risk of developing PPD, and provide clinicians with risk score, risk factors, and anticipatory actions with an order set to assist with ordering. Clinicians will make the ultimate clinical judgement after receiving CDS aid, including taking no actions towards PPD prevention. Clinicians will manage patients per usual care, including initiating PPD prevention such as conducting referrals to nutrition and behavioral health, suggest educational readings through patient portals, or no actions. Clinicians in the intervention arm will refer patients based on the CDS.

Primary outcome measure

  • Acceptability as measured by Unified Theory of Technology Acceptance Theory (UTAUT). [ Time Frame: One month after initiation of tool use and three months after use. ]
  • Appropriateness as measured by Appropriateness Measure (IAM). [ Time Frame: One month after initiation of tool use and three months after use. ]
  • Feasibility as measured by Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM). [ Time Frame: One month after initiation of tool use and three months after use. ]
  • Mental Health service utilization as measured by number of mental health visits [ Time Frame: one month and three month ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Rochelle Joly, MD

646-962-4222roj9069@med.cornell.edu

Locations

Ob GYN Lower Manhattan 156 William street, New York City

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10038

Contacts

Szilvia Nagy, MD

szn3001@med.cornell.edu

Weill Cornell Medicine OBGYN practice 72 street

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10065

Weill Cornell Medicine- Women's Health practice 505 East 70th street, New York City

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10065

Contacts

Rochelle Joly, MD

roj9069@med.cornell.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Last update posted

Jul 30, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Keywords

  • Clinical decision support tool

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Weill Medical College of Cornell University on 2026-07-30.