Low-dose Ketamine and Postpartum Depression in Parturients With Prenatal Depression

NCT ID: NCT03336541

Last Updated: 2021-12-13

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

64 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-11-23

Study Completion Date

2018-06-25

Brief Summary

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Postpartum depression is common in mothers early after childbirth and produces harmful effects not only on mothers, but also on infants and young children. Parturients with prenatal depression are at increased of postpartum depression. Low-dose ketamine can be used for antidepressant therapy. We hypothesize that low-dose ketamine has a therapeutic effect on parturients with prenatal depression. This study is designed to investigate whether low-dose ketamine administered during cesarean delivery can decrease the incidence of postpartum depression in parturients with prenatal depression.

Detailed Description

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Postpartum depression refers to maternal depression developed early after childbirth, with reported incidences varied from 15% to 20%. The development of postpartum depression produces harmful effects not only on mothers, but also on infants and young children. Prenatal depression or high depression score is an independent risk factor for the development of postpartum depression.

Ketamine is commonly used as an general anesthetic. In addition, low-dose ketamine is recommended for antidepressant therapy. We hypothesize that low-dose ketamine has a therapeutic effect on parturients with prenatal depression. However, evidences in this aspect are insufficient. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether low-dose ketamine administered during cesarean delivery can decrease the incidence of postpartum depression in parturients with prenatal depression.

Conditions

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Perinatal Depression Ketamine Cesarean Delivery Postpartum Depression

Keywords

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Prenatal depression Ketamine Cesarean delivery Postpartum depression

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Placebo group

Placebo (100 ml normal saline) is intravenously infused in 40 minutes after childbirth during cesarean delivery.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo (100 ml normal saline) will be administered by intravenous infusion in 40 minutes after childbirth during cesarean delivery.

Ketamine group

Low-dose ketamine (0.5 mg/kg in 100 ml normal saline) is intravenously infused in 40 minutes after childbirth during cesarean delivery.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ketamine

Intervention Type DRUG

Ketamine (0.5 mg/kg in 100 ml normal saline) will be administered by intravenous infusion in 40 minutes after childbirth during cesarean delivery.

Interventions

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Ketamine

Ketamine (0.5 mg/kg in 100 ml normal saline) will be administered by intravenous infusion in 40 minutes after childbirth during cesarean delivery.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Placebo (100 ml normal saline) will be administered by intravenous infusion in 40 minutes after childbirth during cesarean delivery.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Ketamine hydrochloride Normal saline

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Parturients with age from 18 to 45 years and scheduled for elective cesarean delivery;
* Prenatal depression score (EPDS) of 10 or higher;
* Provide written informed consents.

Exclusion Criteria

* Refused to participate in the study;
* History of schizophrenia or other disease that prevent normal communication before delivery;
* Presence of contraindications to neuraxial anesthesia, including central nervous system diseases (such as poliomyelitis), spinal diseases (such as spinal canal tumor, lumbar disc prolapse, history of spinal trauma), systemic infection (such as sepsis, bacteremia), local infection in the site of puncture, or coagulopathy;
* Severe complications during pregnancy (such as severe preeclampsia, placenta accreta, HELLP syndrome);
* Severe comorbidity before pregnancy (such as severe cardiac dysfunction);
* Scheduled to undergo cesarean delivery under general anesthesia;
* Other reasons that are considered unsuitable for study participation.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Peking University First Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dong-Xin Wang

Professor and Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Dong-Xin Wang, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Peking University First Hospital

Locations

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Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University First Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

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Other Identifiers

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2017[36]

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id