Status:

WITHDRAWN

Prevention of Postpartum Depression: A Pilot Placebo-controlled Trial of Trazodone

Lead Sponsor:

Verinder Sharma

Conditions:

Postpartum Depression

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-45 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

Postpartum depression is a serious illness that affects approximately 17% of women who have recently given birth. Untreated depression appears to have negative effects for both the mother and her baby...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy outpatients with a history of Major depressive disorder who are currently not on any psychotropic medications and who:
  • are 18- 45 years old,
  • are pregnant with gestation of 28-34 weeks,
  • have been in full remission of depression for \> 2 months (as per Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-5),
  • are able to communicate in English,
  • are capable of providing informed consent,
  • are planning to deliver at Victoria Hospital in London Ontario, and
  • live in London and the surrounding area, will be enrolled.

Exclusion

  • current psychiatric disorder other than generalized anxiety,
  • use of psychotropic medication over the previous 2 months,
  • history of bipolar disorder or psychosis,
  • high risk for suicide (actively suicidal or a score of ≥ 3 on item #3 on the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale-17 item \[HDRS\]),
  • currently receiving psychotherapy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 17 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05299398

Start Date

April 17 2025

End Date

August 31 2025

Last Update

April 4 2025

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Parkwood Institute Mental Health Care Building

London, Ontario, Canada, N6C 0A7