Protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to explore the effect of tramadol in the prevention of postpartum depression (ETPPD)

Guangyou Duan, Zhuoxi Wu, Peng Zhao, Jing Peng, Zhengqiong Chen, Qingling Zhang, Rufu Xu, Hong Li, Guangyou Duan, Zhuoxi Wu, Peng Zhao, Jing Peng, Zhengqiong Chen, Qingling Zhang, Rufu Xu, Hong Li

Abstract

Introduction: Postpartum depression is one of the most commonly experienced psychological disorders for women patients undergoing caesarean section, which accounts for about one-third of puerpera worldwide. Tramadol, a commonly used analgesic with an inhibitory effect on the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin, is an effective and well-tolerated agent for analgesia after caesarean section. Based on the role of changes in the postpartum levels of serotonin and norepinephrine in postpartum depression, we speculated that postoperative intravenous analgesia using tramadol may decrease the incidence of postpartum depression for caesarean patients. Therefore, this trial aimed to explore the effect of tramadol in the prevention of postpartum depression.

Methods and analysis: A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial will be performed and 1230 singleton parturients will be randomised to receive patient-controlled intravenous analgesia with tramadol or hydromorphone, or patient-controlled epidural analgesia with ropivacaine. The primary outcome of this trial will be the incidence of postpartum depression at 4 weeks after the caesarean section, together with the collection of the relevant data during hospitalisation and at 3 months after the caesarean section. Subgroup data according to the preoperative depression score will be analysed. Demographic characteristics, postoperative analgesic effects and postoperative recovery score will also be summarised and presented.

Ethics and dissemination: The current trial protocol was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Xinqiao Hospital (ID: 2017-026), Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China. The results of this trial will be disseminated at scientific meetings and in a peer-reviewed journal.

Trial registration number: NCT03309163; Pre-results.

Keywords: analgesia; caesarean section; postpartum depression; tramadol.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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Study flow diagram. EPDS, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; GAD-7, Generalised Anxiety Disorder 7-item; PCIA, patient-controlled intravenous analgesia; PCEA, patient-controlled epidural analgesia; Qor-15, quality of recovery 15 items; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale.

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