Plain-English translation of NCT06253676 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
This trial studied whether adding passive smartphone and wearable sensor technology could improve how effectively community health workers treat postpartum depression in low- and middle-income countries. Researchers tested a program called Problem Management Plus (PM+), a five-session counseling intervention designed by the World Health Organization. Half of the mothers received standard PM+ counseling, while the other half received the same counseling enhanced by data from smartphones and GPS beacons that tracked their daily activity and mood patterns.
Postpartum depression affects many mothers in low- and middle-income countries and often goes untreated, harming both the mother's health and her baby's development. While community health workers can deliver counseling effectively, the results have been inconsistent—adding technology-based tracking might help these workers personalize treatment and improve outcomes for mothers who need help most.
Mothers who joined this trial received five in-person counseling sessions with a trained community health worker over several weeks. If randomly assigned to the technology group, participants received a smartphone and placed a small GPS beacon with their infant to passively track daily activity and movement patterns; the health worker used this data to personalize the counseling. All participants were followed to see how their depression symptoms improved over time.
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