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Investigating the effect of folic acid supplementation on postpartum depression in women

Investigating the effect of folic acid supplementation on postpartum depression in women referring to comprehensive health service centers in Mashhad and Gonabad in 2014-2014

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20240107060642N1
Enrollment
60
Registered
2024-01-30
Start date
2024-01-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-03-06

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Conditions

Postpartum depression. Other depressive episodes

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: 500 mg of folic acid tablets daily (take half of a tablet of 1 mg of folic acid), will be given for 8 weeks. Intervention 2: Control group: And mothers of the contr

Sponsors

Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
10 Years to 54 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pregnancy without disease (nervous problems, bipolar, depression, anxiety, epilepsy, lack of anencephaly or neural tube defects underlying diseases including: diabetes, blood pressure - hypothyroidism - hyperthyroidism) according to the mother's statement or health record Women on day 3-5 after giving birth Having a live baby Age 54-10 years People who have a normal body mass index in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy (18/24/5) and overweight during pregnancy in the normal range (11/5/16) Depression score less than 12 A singleton pregnancy Informed consent has been obtained Regular consumption of pregnancy supplements according to the instructions of the Ministry of Interior (from the 16th week to the end of pregnancy)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Use of drugs other than post-natal supplements according to the statement of the patient or the doctor of the center Smoking or smoking

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Depression score. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 1 and 2 months after start of the intervention. Method of measurement: Edinburgh depression questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMahnaz Mohammadizadeh

Gonabad University of Medical Sciences

mh.mohamdizadeh@gmail.com+98 51 4612 0388

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026