The study for the correlation postpartum depression with omega-3 fatty acids: Observational and double blind study

The study for the correlation postpartum depression with omega-3 fatty acids: Observational and double blind study - The postpartum depression and omega-3 fatty acids

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000027170

Enrollment

200

Registered

2017-07-06

Start date

2017-07-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Pregnant

Interventions

Omega-3 fatty acid oil (Fish oil). 1.8g as EPA and DHA daily. Omega-3 fatty acid oil (Perilla oil). 1.8g as alpha-linolenic acid daily.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Primiparous pregnant women of the first birth, which have taken the mother class and delivered in Sagamino hospital.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: A person with a disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Total score of Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) [time frame: one month after delivery].	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Kessler Screening Scale for Psychological Distress (K6) [time frame: second trimesters, after childbirth and one month after childbirth] Fatty acid composition of serum and erythrocyte [time frame: first, second and third trimesters, after childbirth] Fatty acid composition of umbilical cord blood and breast milk [time frame: after childbirth] Serum (Corticosterone, Oxytocin) Breast milk (IgA level, Peroxidase activity, Protease activity, beta-casein) Sex and body weight of newborn Body weight of mother (containing BMI) Weight of placenta Length of umbilical cord Time for delivery Amount of bleeding in delivery Apgar score	—

Measure

Time frame

Kessler Screening Scale for Psychological Distress (K6) [time frame: second trimesters, after childbirth and one month after childbirth] Fatty acid composition of serum and erythrocyte [time frame: first, second and third trimesters, after childbirth] Fatty acid composition of umbilical cord blood and breast milk [time frame: after childbirth] Serum (Corticosterone, Oxytocin) Breast milk (IgA level, Peroxidase activity, Protease activity, beta-casein) Sex and body weight of newborn Body weight of mother (containing BMI) Weight of placenta Length of umbilical cord Time for delivery Amount of bleeding in delivery Apgar score

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactToru Moriguchi

Azabu University Laboratory of Food and Nutritional Science, Department of Food and Life Science, School of Life and

moriguchi@azabu-u.ac.jp042-850-2499

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026