Status:

COMPLETED

Investigating a Probiotic on Mothers' Mood and Stress

Lead Sponsor:

Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)

Conditions:

Perinatal Problems

Mood Change

Eligibility:

FEMALE

21+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, 3 parallel-arm study in pregnant women aged 21 years old and above. The study aims to assess changes in perinatal mood and stress when administe...

Detailed Description

To date, limited evidence is available for nutritional interventions in the role of modulation of perinatal mood and stress, even less so for probiotics. The probiotic strain Bifidobacterium longum (B...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Pregnant women aged 21 years-old or above at recruitment
  • Willing and able to provide written informed consent
  • Gestational age of 28-32 weeks at Randomization
  • Singleton pregnancy at Recruitment
  • Able to respond to questionnaires in English
  • Hospital Anxiety and Depressive Scale (HADS) score of ≥ 5 (out of 21) for either subscale to indicate some general feelings of low mood and/or stress at screening
  • Intention to breastfeed

Exclusion

  • Not willing and/or not able to comply with the study procedures and requirements
  • Food allergy
  • Has taken probiotic supplements in the period of 4 weeks prior to screening
  • Has received pharmacological treatment for anxiety and/or depression in the period of 12 weeks prior to recruitment
  • Major complications during pregnancy e.g., pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes requiring insulin intervention, severe intra-uterine growth restriction (IUGR), fetal anomalies that in the opinion of the investigator may interfere with the pregnancy and participation in the clinical trial
  • Pre-existing medical conditions e.g., hypertension, diabetes mellitus, thyroid diseases, autoimmune diseases such as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome and other major chronic illness that in the opinion of the investigator may interfere with the pregnancy and participation in the clinical trial
  • Active participation in another clinical trial or on-going observational study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 6 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 20 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

184 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04685252

Start Date

November 6 2020

End Date

May 20 2022

Last Update

March 24 2023

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Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, A*STAR Research Entities

Singapore, Singapore, 117609