Status:

RECRUITING

Stress, Inflammation and Neuroimaging in Major Depressive Disorder as Compared to Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital Tuebingen

Conditions:

MDD

PMDD

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-40 years

Brief Summary

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a sex-specific depressive disorder where depressive symptom severity drastically changes in relation to menstrual cycle phase. It is characterized by late lut...

Detailed Description

In the proposed study the investigators aim to investigate in more detail how women with MDD and women with PMDD differ in their stress response from healthy women. The investigators are directly comp...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Women,
  • age between 18 and 40 years (no menopausal women),
  • regular menstrual cycles (25-31 days),
  • normal body mass index (18-35 kg/m2),
  • German language fluency

Exclusion

  • any neurological or mental disease (only for healthy participants)
  • hormonal, metabolic or chronical diseases
  • pregnancy
  • women who gave birth or were breastfeeding within the last year
  • women with any kind of steroid hormonal treatment
  • oral contraceptive treatment in the last three months
  • psychotropic treatment, only if regular
  • engagement in competitive sports
  • shift work

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 4 2024

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

75 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06130371

Start Date

January 4 2024

End Date

July 1 2025

Last Update

February 22 2024

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University Hospital Tübingen, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie

Tübingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 72076