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NCT07279311

Virtual Reality-enhanced Psychotherapy for Perinatal Depression

Enrolling by Invitation
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
Stanford University
~44 participants
Updated 2026-04-06 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Virtual reality behavioral activation

At a glance

Recruiting sites
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What they're measuring
Depressive symptoms scale score using Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
Measured over At enrollment, then weekly up to a total of 3 weeks

Conditions

Depression During Pregnancy

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
California1

Study leadership

  • Danielle M Panelli, MD MS · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Stanford University

Who to contact

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Patients admitted to Stanford Children's Hospital antepartum unit for obstetric indications that are likely to warrant \>3 weeks of hospitalization (such as vasa previa, preterm premature rupture of membranes, severe preeclampsia).
Able to read and write in English or Spanish
Baseline EPDS score on admission \>=10 on routine screening
Admitted \>24 hours prior to enrollment

Exclusion

Patients with serious neuropsychiatric illness (bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, epilepsy, or suicidal ideation)
Known delivery planned within the next 3 weeks

What this trial measures

  • Depressive symptoms scale score using Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)At enrollment, then weekly up to a total of 3 weeks

    Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) scores will be compared at the end of the 3 week intervention between groups. The EPDS is a 10-item questionnaire, with total score 0-30. Higher scores are consistent with greater levels of depressive symptoms.