Postpartum Thyroid Measures and Mood

Completed

Conditions studied: Postpartum Depression

In brief

Women with abnormal serum thyroid antibody levels or abnormal TSH and/or T4 values are more likely than their normal counterparts to have higher scores on a common postpartum depression screening test.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00565032

Run by

Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences

People needed

75

Starts

2000-01-01

Expected to finish

2001-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-01-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 50. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Over 18 years of age
• In third trimester of pregnancy when recruited
• Negative for the following drugs detected by a urine drug screen:
• Amphetamines
• Barbiturates
• Benzodiazepines
• Cocaine
• Opiates
• Phencyclidine metabolites (PCP), and tricyclic antidepressants
• Vaginal delivery
• Screened negative for major depressive disorder on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) at her prenatal enrollment in the study
• Receiving a score of 12 or lower out of a possible 30

You may not qualify if…

• Under age 18
• Positive for any of the following drugs:
• Amphetamines
• Barbiturates
• Benzodiazepines
• Cocaine
• Opiates
• Phencyclidine metabolites (PCP), and tricyclic antidepressants
• Cesarean delivery
• EPDS score over 12 at prenatal screening test

Where it is running

• Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Houston Park Obstetrics Clinic — Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

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