A Personalized Nutrition Intervention for Adolescent Depression

NCT ID: NCT06175052

Last Updated: 2024-01-11

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 10 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-05-01
• Study Completion Date: 2023-07-31

Brief Summary

This study is being done to test the feasibility of a personalized nutrition eating plan in adolescents with depression. Evidence suggests that dietary quality may affect an individual's mood. A healthy diet includes vegetables, fruit, nuts, seeds, and olive oil, as well as minimally processed whole grains, legumes, and moderate amounts of lean meat, fish, and dairy.

The investigators will examine the feasibility of a personalized nutrition eating plan for children and youth with depression. Previous research has shown that it helps improve depressive symptoms in adults, but it is not clear if the same is true for children and youth.

Detailed Description

The proposed 8-week, mixed-methods, single-arm study aims to examine the feasibility of an adjunctive personalized dietary intervention for adolescents with major depressive disorder. The secondary aims are to determine potential barriers and facilitators of implementation and to improve adherence and uptake.

Conditions

Depression

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Personalized Nutrition

This group will receive the nutrition intervention

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Dietary Intervention

Intervention Type: OTHER

Four nutrition counselling sessions conducted over eight weeks, in conjunction with food items to assist in meal preparation and with weekly educational information messages sent via email.

Interventions

Dietary Intervention

Four nutrition counselling sessions conducted over eight weeks, in conjunction with food items to assist in meal preparation and with weekly educational information messages sent via email.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• diagnosis of MDD as determined by semi-structured diagnostic interview
• access to the internet and a computer or smart phone
• presence of a parent who is willing to participate

Exclusion Criteria

• adherent to a high-quality diet at baseline
• presence of an eating disorder, as determined by semi-structured diagnostic interview
• currently participating in other dietary programs or studies
• actively attempting to increase or decrease body weight;
• presence of a chronic medical condition;
• unstable psychiatric condition (e.g., mania, active suicidal ideation)

• Minimum Eligible Age: 11 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 17 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

The Hospital for Sick Children

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Daphne Korczak

Associate Scientist

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

The Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Countries

Canada

Other Identifiers

TeenDiet_Dep

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id