Status:

COMPLETED

Study of Probiotic Use After Childbirth in Relation to Emotional Well-Being

Lead Sponsor:

Elizabeth Austen Lawson

Conditions:

Mental Health Wellness

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital are interested in learning more about the neurobiology of well-being in new mothers and novel ways to support them during their transition to parenthood. ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria
  • Able and willing to give written informed consent
  • Expectant mothers with singleton infant or mothers who have recently given birth to a singleton infant
  • At least 18 years of age
  • At risk for postpartum depression as defined: a hx of depression and/or, a hx of postpartum depression and/or by a prenatal EPDS score ≥ 8
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Has active substance abuse in the past 6 months or a history of opioid use disorder
  • Has diabetes mellitus except for diet controlled gestational diabetes
  • Has uncontrolled thyroid disease
  • Has inflammatory gastrointestinal disease
  • Has active suicidal ideation
  • Has a history of psychosis
  • Has a history of an autism spectrum disorder
  • Plans to take other probiotics (other than study product) during study participation
  • Plans to take systemic hormonal contraception during study participation (Note: intra-uterine device is allowed)
  • Is receiving any systemically administered immunosuppressant medication on a chronic basis
  • Has a clinically significant or uncontrolled concomitant illness or condition that would put the subject at risk or jeopardize the objectives of the study
  • Has a contraindication, sensitivity, or known allergy to any ingredient of the study product
  • Is considered, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator (PI), to likely be a poor attendee or unlikely for any reason to be able to comply with the study procedures

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    March 10 2021

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    October 16 2023

    Estimated Enrollment :

    46 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04472065

    Start Date

    March 10 2021

    End Date

    October 16 2023

    Last Update

    October 25 2023

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    Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114