Effectiveness of Supplemental Calcium in Preventing Postpartum Depression

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2007-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of taking supplemental calcium while pregnant in reducing the risk of postpartum depression.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Oregon Health and Science University
• Collaborator: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• Treatments: Calcium; Calcium Carbonate; Calcium, Dietary

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Less than 26 weeks pregnant

• At risk for postpartum depression due to a family or personal history of depression or history of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Currently depressed

• Currently taking medications for depression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia

• History of medication treatment for depression within 3 months of study entry

• Any of the following illnesses: diabetes, kidney disease, parathyroid disease, or untreated thyroid disease

• Currently taking a diuretic or calcium channel blocker

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