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Effect of Psychobiotics With Standard Antiddepressants in Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder

2. juli 2026 opdateret af: Dr Sadia yasir

Effect of Psychobioticsbe (Combined Lactobacillus Helveticus and Bifidobacterium Longus) With Standard Antiddepressants in Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether adding psychobiotics (a combination of Lactobacillus helveticus and Bifidobacterium longum) to standard antidepressant treatment works better than antidepressants alone for adults with major depressive disorder. The study will also learn about the safety of taking these psychobiotics with antidepressants.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

  1. Does adding psychobiotics lower depression symptoms more than a placebo (a look-alike capsule with no active ingredients)?
  2. Is it safe and well tolerated when taken with standard antidepressant treatment?

Researchers will compare psychobiotic capsules with placebo capsules to see whether psychobiotics improve depression symptoms when used together with standard antidepressants.

Participants will:

  1. Continue taking their prescribed antidepressant medicine. Be randomly assigned to receive either a psychobiotic capsule or a placebo capsule once daily for 6 weeks.
  2. Complete depression assessments at the start of the study and again at 3 and 6 weeks.
  3. Attend regular follow-up visits so researchers can monitor symptoms, side effects, and overall progress

Studieoversigt

Undersøgelsestype

Interventionel

Tilmelding (Anslået)

86

Fase

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Kontakter og lokationer

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Studiekontakt

Studiesteder

    • Punjab Province
      • Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan, 54550
        • Rekruttering
        • Allama Iqbal Medical College, Jinnah Hospital Lahore
        • Kontakt:
          • Head Of Department, PSYCHIATRY DEPARTMENT
          • Telefonnummer: +923334746639
          • E-mail: psychjhl@aimc.edu.pk
        • Underforsker:
          • AROOJ FATIMA, MBBS, MD PSYCHIATRY
        • Underforsker:
          • ZAINAB MAHMOOD, MBBS, FCPS
        • Underforsker:
          • TEHREEM KHAN, MBBS
        • Underforsker:
          • TARIQ ABBAS, MBBS
        • Underforsker:
          • MOHSIN ALI, MBBS
        • Underforsker:
          • TAYYAB RAFIQUE, MBBS

Deltagelseskriterier

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Berettigelseskriterier

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Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder (According to Diagnostic & Statistical Manual-5 criteria (as per operational definition)
  2. Age 18 to 60 years
  3. Both genders
  4. Patients who are able to speak and understand Urdu/ English language.
  5. Patients who are on stable doses of oral selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for at least two weeks prior to enrollment in the study
  6. Patients with cut off score of > 24 as assessed by 17 item clinician administered Hamilton depression rating scale.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe psychiatric comorbidities (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, co morbid substance use)

    • Individuals with weakened immune systems: This includes patients undergoing chemotherapy, transplant recipients, and people with conditions like HIV/AIDS.
    • Individuals on chronic medication: People on chronic pharmacological therapy, especially with anti-inflammatory drugs or who have recently used antibiotics in last 2 weeks.
    • Pregnant or lactating women
    • Current use of probiotics or prebiotics

Studieplan

Dette afsnit indeholder detaljer om studieplanen, herunder hvordan undersøgelsen er designet, og hvad undersøgelsen måler.

Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?

Design detaljer

  • Primært formål: Behandling
  • Tildeling: Randomiseret
  • Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
  • Maskning: Tredobbelt

Våben og indgreb

Deltagergruppe / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Aktiv komparator: Interventional Arm
People who are recieving Psychobiotics as an adjunct to the standard treatment.
This study uses a specific combination of two well-studied psychobiotic strains-Lactobacillus helveticus R0052 (1.8 billion CFU) and Bifidobacterium longum R0175 (1.2 billion CFU). These strains have been selected because they may support communication between the gut and the brain and help improve mood when used alongside standard antidepressant treatment.
Andre navne:
  • psychobiotics
Placebo komparator: Placebo Comparator
people who will be given placebo capsules along with standard treatment
A placebo capsule is an orally administered capsule formulated with inert gelatin and no active ingredients. It has no psychobiotic potential and is pharmacologically inactive. The capsule is not expected to affect study outcomes or interact with oral selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)

Hvad måler undersøgelsen?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Change in Hamilton Depression Rating Scale-17 (HDRS-17) Total Score
Tidsramme: Baseline to Week 6
The primary outcome is the difference in the mean change in the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS-17) total score from baseline to Week 6 between participants receiving psychobiotics (Lactobacillus helveticus R0052 and Bifidobacterium longum R0175) plus standard antidepressant treatment and those receiving placebo plus standard antidepressant treatment. Higher reductions in HDRS-17 scores indicate greater improvement in depressive symptoms.
Baseline to Week 6

Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere

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Sponsor

Samarbejdspartnere

Datoer for undersøgelser

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Studer store datoer

Studiestart (Faktiske)

26. januar 2026

Primær færdiggørelse (Anslået)

25. december 2026

Studieafslutning (Anslået)

25. januar 2027

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først indsendt

2. juli 2026

Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier

2. juli 2026

Først opslået (Faktiske)

9. juli 2026

Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler

Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)

9. juli 2026

Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier

2. juli 2026

Sidst verificeret

1. juli 2026

Mere information

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