An electronic patient decision aid for antidepressant use in pregnancy: a pilot randomized controlled trial | C4C

Antidepressant medications may be recommended during pregnancy for women with moderate or severe depression, but many women find it difficult to decide whether or not to take them. We have created an electronic patient decision aid (PDA) which aims to improve this decision making process for women when used alongside clinical care. We are conducting a pilot RCT to assess the feasibility of a future international randomised controlled trial (RCT). Women (target N=50) will be eligible if they are considering starting or continuing antidepressants in pregnancy, and if they have moderate to high decisional conflict. They will be randomised to receive usual clinical care plus the PDA or usual clinical care plus standard information resources about antidepressant use in pregnancy.