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Postpartum depression and Emotion Recognition: clinical study of the acute effects of Oxytocin

Postpartum Depression and Facial Expression Recognition: clinical, randomized study involving the acute effects of Oxytocin

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-3tv5mr
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2016-01-29
Start date
2015-11-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Post Partum Depression

Interventions

The subjects will be allocated in oxytocin-placebo groups (Gope placebo-oxytocin (GPO) remain the subject and the researcher 'blind' on the substance administered until the end of the experiment. Volu
Drug

Sponsors

Faculda de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto
Lead Sponsor
Mariana Fortunata Donadon
Collaborator
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnologico
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Check shall be the initial inclusion criteria (age above 18 years, post-pregnancy postpartum (20-45 days after the baby's birth), number of previous pregnancies) and those that meet the criteria will be invited to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: mothers with absence of diagnosis of depression post partum; age under 18 post-pregnancy than in the postpartum period (20-45 days after the baby's birth; mothers with birth complications

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Expected outcome: Improvement in the recognition of facial expressions of emotion, evaluated through two different tasks (computer and card). Will be evaluated the number of hits, the reaction time and the intensity of emotion. To check the outcome will be used statistical test group compared with a value of p is greater than 0:05.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Expected outcome: mothers with postpartum depression and early emotional trauma present higher losses in the recognition of facial expressions of emotion. The presence / absence of early traumas emocionas will be assessed through a scale of self-assessment (type yes / no) and differences between groups through statistical test (significance p <0.05)

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactMariana donadon

Faculda de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto

marianadonadon@hotmail.com+5516991791114

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)