Status:
COMPLETED
A Dietary Supplement for Mood Symptoms in Early Postpartum: A Double Blind Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial
Lead Sponsor:
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Conditions:
Postpartum Blues
Healthy
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-45 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a dietary supplement (DS) is effective in protecting against sad mood in postpartum as compared to placebo.
Detailed Description
This double blind placebo controlled randomized trial will evaluate the effect of administration of a dietary supplement (DS) on the intensity of postpartum blues. It is expected that the administrati...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 18 to 45
- BMI 19 to 40 (kg/m2)
- Resting pulse between 45 and 100 bpm
- Systolic blood pressure between 91 and 139 mmHg (inclusive)
- Diastolic blood pressure between 51 and 90 mmHg (inclusive)
- Orthostatic blood pressure change \<20 mmHg (based on the difference between supine and standing (1 minute) systolic blood pressure)
Exclusion
- The subject has been diagnosed with any axis 1 and 2 disorders based on Structured Clinical Interview (SCID) for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5 (DSM-5) interview within the past 10 years.
- Subjects who have been smoking cigarettes in the past 5 years (to reduce variability in mood attributable to cigarette withdrawal and monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A)).
- Intolerance to any of the components of the intervention.
- If in the principal investigator's judgement the obstetric or neonatal complications were so severe that would cause change in the results of the study, such as infant death, the subject will be excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 20 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03296956
Start Date
December 1 2018
End Date
June 20 2023
Last Update
October 5 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Centre for Addiciton and Mental Health
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 1R8