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The efficacy of adding vitamin D to sertraline for the treatment of anxiety disorders

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: F41- Other anxiety disorders
Registration Number
CTRI/2024/06/068858
Lead Sponsor
Government Medical College and Hospital
Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1.Patients with a primary diagnosis of Anxiety or fear related disorders as per ICD-11

(which includes patients diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder,

Agoraphobia, Specific Phobia, Social Anxiety Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder,

Selective Mutism, Other Specified Anxiety or Fear-Related Disorders).

2.Age group of 18-65yrs.

3.Any gender.

4.Vitamin D levels between 30nmol/L-75nmol/L.

5.Not on any psychotropic medication for current episode of illness

6.Patients having the capacity to give informed written consent as per section 4 of MHCA,

2017.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with an active substance use disorder within the past 6 months(in terms of

fulfilling the ICD-11 criteria for substance dependence) except caffeine and nicotine.

2. Patients with any acute medical or surgical illness, anaemia, thyroid disoders.

3. Pregnant and lactating females.

4. Acutely violent patients or those having a current serious suicide risk.

5. Taking vitamins or dietary supplements containing vitamin D in last 3 months.

6. History of treatment resistance/poor response or major side-effects with SSRIs.

7. Having co-morbid diagnosis of intellectua ldisability, dementia, Alzeihmers disease,

Parkinsons disease, Epilepsy.

8. Other co-morbid psychiatric illnesses including Schizophrenia, mood disorders,

Obsessive compulsive and related disorder, disorders associated with stress (including

PTSD and adjustment disorders), sleep disorders, eating disoders.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
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