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Mediterranean Diet and the Microbiota Gut Brain Axis in Major Depression

Mediterranean Diet and the Microbiota Gut Brain Axis- Does Diet Interact With the Function of Vagal Nerve in Major Depression?

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 14 Mar 2023 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of a Mediterranean diet on the function of the vagal nerve in patients with depression.

Status (registry)
Not yet recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
108 (estimated)
First submitted
23 Feb 2021
Start date
1 Nov 2025
Primary completion date
1 Sept 2028
Lead sponsor
Medical University of Graz
Diseases
Depression
NCT number
NCT04772651

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 108
  • From 1 Nov 2025 to the primary completion date, 1 Sept 2028
  • No sites listed in no country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • drug or alcohol dependency
  • therapy with antibiotics in the last month
  • regular intake of probiotics, antibiotics and food supplements (1 month before and during the study)

Other illness

  • other neurologic or psychiatric disorders (epilepsy, brain tumor, head injury, head surgery, trauma)
  • heart disorders, disorders of the circulatory system
  • severe mental disability, dementia (MMST\<20)
  • autoimmune disorder, severe immunosuppression (Lupus, HIV, multiple sclerosis)
  • food allergies or other food intolerances which are incompatible with a mediterranean diet

Other

  • acute suicidality
  • pregnancy and period of breastfeeding
  • chronic laxative abuse
  • acute infectious diarrhea
  • GI surgeries (except appendectomy)
  • vegetarians, vegans

Who the study is looking for

  • legally competent persons aged 18-80 years
  • diagnosis of depression according to ICD-10 or DSM.

Age in the registry: 18 years to 80 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

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