NCT06175052

A Personalized Nutrition Intervention for Adolescent Depression

A Personalized Nutrition Intervention for Adolescent Depression: A Mixed-Methods Pilot

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 10 (actual)
• Sponsor: The Hospital for Sick Children · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 11 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-05-01
• Primary completion: 2023-07-15
• Completion: 2023-07-31
• First posted: 2023-12-18
• Last updated: 2024-01-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada