Maternal low-intensity psychosocial telemental interventions in response to COVID-19 in Qatar: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Table 1 SPIRIT schedule

	Study period
	Screening	Allocation	Post-allocation
	Pregnancy		Pregnancy		Postpartum
Timepoint**	T-₁	0	T₀	T₁	T2	T3	T5
Eligibility screen	X
Informed consent	X		X	X	X	X	X
Randomization		X
Interventions:
				X	X	X	X
Telemental low-intensity psychosocial interventions A				X	X	X	X
Control Group B				X	X	X	X
Assessments:
1. Mental health history	X
2. Medication use	X
3. COVID-19 status			X	X	X	X	X
4. Perinatal depression			X	X	X	X	X
5. COVID-19-specific phobia			X	X	X	X	X
6. Perinatal anxiety			X	X	X	X	X
7. Sociodemographic characteristics			X	X	X	X	X
8. Pregnancy-related factors			X	X
9. Acute medical problem			X	X	X	X	X
10. Previous maternal and neonatal complication			X	X
11. Chronic illnesses			X	X
12. Behavioral factors			X	X	X	X	X
13. Stressful life events			X	X	X	X	X
14. Newborn health					X	X	X

T₋₁ before enrolment it is the screening phase in the 2nd trimester [14th week until the end of 27th], T₀ after randomization and allocation it is baseline assessment [14th week until the end of 27th], T₁ is during the 3rd trimester [28th week until the end of 42nd week] the first intervention session, T₂ during early postpartum 3–5 weeks, T₃ in 2–4 months postpartum, T₄ in 5 to 7 months postnatal, T₅ in 8 to 10 months postnatal

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