Postpartum Anemia and Postpartum Depression (PPADS)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00782912 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: October 31, 2008
Last Update Posted
: April 22, 2015
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Condition or disease |
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Postpartum Depression |
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 103 participants |
Observational Model: | Case Control |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | Is Postpartum Anemia an Independent Risk Factor for Development of Postpartum Depression? |
Study Start Date : | November 2008 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 2014 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | October 2014 |

- Incidence of postpartum depression [ Time Frame: 0-6 weeks postpartum ]
- Mean Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale results [ Time Frame: 0-6 weeks postpartum ]
- Functional status [ Time Frame: 0-6 weeks postpartum ]
- Lactation success [ Time Frame: 0-6 weeks postpartum ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA

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Ages Eligible for Study: | Child, Adult, Senior |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Women after term elective cesarean section
Exclusion Criteria:
- age < 16 years, preterm (< 37 weeks) delivery, multiple gestation, symptomatic anemia necessitating blood transfusion, significant fetal anomalies or infant not discharged with mother for other reason, preexisting severe chronic maternal illness, preexisting maternal depression and/or current use of antidepressants, other psychiatric illness (e.g. bipolar disease, schizophrenia) or preexisting hemoglobinopathy

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00782912
Canada, Ontario | |
St. Michael's Hospital | |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B1W8 |
Principal Investigator: | Howard Berger, MD | St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto |
Responsible Party: | St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00782912 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
REB 08-155 |
First Posted: | October 31, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 22, 2015 |
Last Verified: | April 2015 |
Keywords provided by St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto:
postpartum anemia, postpartum depression |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Depression Depressive Disorder Anemia Depression, Postpartum Behavioral Symptoms |
Mood Disorders Mental Disorders Hematologic Diseases Puerperal Disorders Pregnancy Complications |