transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the brain on emotion regulation in Women had postpartum depression

UMIN ID: UMIN000053050

Registered date:01/05/2024

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Recruiting
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Semi-experimental research
• Date of first enrollment: 2022/11/10
• Target sample size: 40
• Countries of recruitment: Asia(except Japan)
• Study type: Interventional
• Intervention(s): each patient received 10 sessions of dummy electrical stimulation (20 minutes) and in the experimental group received 10 sessions of simultaneous anodic and cathodic stimulation (2 mA - 20 minutes) in the left and right dorsal peripheral cortex, respectively

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Data analysis showed that the score of emotion regulation test in women with postpartum depression after active treatment was significantly reduced compared to the control group with dummy electrical stimulation (P <0.05).

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: 30years-old
• Age maximum: 40years-old
• Gender: Female
• Exclude criteria: The exclusion criteria were the presence of a disorder other than postpartum depression, the use of psychiatric drugs, and lack of motivation to participate in the research.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Science and Arts University
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: This research did not receive any grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or non-profit sectors