We want to learn whether adding light therapy and a prescribed sleep schedule to your usual care can treat depression during pregnancy and after delivery.
If you choose to participate, you will complete 7 study visits (4 times during pregnancy and 3 after delivery). At each visit, you will meet virtually with a member of the study team and complete sleep and mood assessments. We also will collect saliva samples, and you will complete a 7-day sleep diary at Visits 2, 4, 6, and 7. You also should be willing to wear a sleep wristwatch for the length of the study. If you are randomly assigned (like the flip of a coin) to the light therapy group, you will be asked to sit in front of a light box every morning and follow a prescribed sleeping schedule.
up to $570, All participants will have their sleep and lights levels measured. If you decide to participate in an optional breastmilk collection, you will receive a breast pump. An Infant T-shirt will be given for participation.
Samantha Meltzer-Brody
Psychiatry - General
Behavioral or Social
Interventional
Pregnancy
Sleep
Women's Health
18-3398
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