NCT04693585.

Study name	Development and pilot test of a postnatal mHealth intervention ‐ phase 2 (MESSAGE)
Methods	Study design: RCT Country: India
Participants	Women in postpartum Inclusion criteria:  a. postnatal (within 2 weeks); b. 18+ years old. Exclusion criteria: a. women below 18 years of age; b. women with high‐risk pregnancies; c. women who delivered preterm, suffer severe maternal complications or they or their baby are otherwise sick in the first week. Stated purpose: to test the optimized intervention to understand the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of several intervention modalities amongst postnatal women in rural India
Interventions	Interventions: Intervention 1: MESSSSAGE ‐ live Real‐time live voice call (mHealth education and social support intervention) plus standard of postnatal care Intervention 2: MESSSSAGE ‐ asynchronous Text‐based, asynchronous, on‐demand social support (mHealth education and social support intervention) plus standard of postnatal care Intervention 3: MESSSSAGE ‐ both live and asynchronous support Real‐time live voice call plus standard of postnatal care; text‐based, asynchronous, on‐ demand social support plus standard of postnatal care Control: Usual care (standard postnatal care: 3 visits in first 7 days)
Outcomes	Participants'outcomes of interest for this review Mental health diagnosis (postpartum depression) – proportion of participants reporting postpartum depression symptoms Economic outcomes Nil Time points: baseline, post‐intervention (6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months)
Starting date	30 July 2021
Contact information	Alison M El Ayadi, alison.elayadi@ucsf.edu
Notes	Source of funding: no clear specification for funding Prospective trial registration number: NCT04693585