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Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Inflammation, Gut Microbiota in Youth With Depression
Key facts
- Who runs it
- China Medical University Hospital
- Where
- Taiwan1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 60 people, planned
- Started
- 9 Jun 2021
- Planned end
- 31 May 2026
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Omega-3 fatty acids
- Placebo
- Record updated
- 26 January 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 13 years to 18 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Youth with a DSM-5 diagnosis of MDE
Who cannot take part
- Allergic to omega-3 fatty acids
- Has a recent change in antidepressants or psychotherapy treatment within 4 weeks
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 13 and 18 years old?
This trial has no sites in United States.
It has sites in one country. Choose a country to see its sites.
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
This is a 12 week double blind RCT aimed to investigate the role of omega-3 fatty acids in patients with major depressive disorder
The 2 groups in the trial
- omega-3Existing treatment, for comparison
EPA
Treatment: Omega-3 fatty acids
- placeboPlacebo, for comparison
soy bean oil
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Inflammation, Gut Microbiota in Youth With Depression (OMIMYDep)- A Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT07363551, who can take part
- Record updated
- 26 January 2026