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Low Dose St John's Wort for Depression

Completed
Conditions
Major Depression
Registration Number
NCT05477472
Lead Sponsor
Ceres Heilmittel AG
Brief Summary

This observational study observes the routine use of low-dose St John's Wort herbal mother tincture in patients with major depression. It measures intensity of depression at the beginning of St Johns Wort and after 6 weeks and evaluates tolerability and compliance.

Detailed Description

Herbal medicine is widely used, and high-quality evidence shows their efficacy and tolerability for specific disorders. Most of the studies, however, is conducted with standardized, relatively high dosed dry extract preparations, while other preparations such as tinctures are widely used as well. The aim of this observational study ist to document real-live use of the use of a low-dose herbal medicine preparation (a mother tincture) of St John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum), to compare depression intensity at the beginning and after 6 weeks of therapy using the Hamilton Depression Scale 17, and to evaluate tolerability and compliance. Finally, the results will be compared with results of randomized controlled trials examining high dosed dry extract preparations of St John's Wort for major depression.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
55
Inclusion Criteria
  • diagnosis of mild or moderate depression according to ICD-10 or DSM-IV
  • new start of CERES St John's wort mother tincture
Exclusion Criteria
  • at the same time as St John's wort mother tincture started, other antidepressive therapy

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Hamilton Depression Scale 17Change at 6 weeks

validated tool to measure depression intensity. Maximum score 51, minimum 0. Higher score means higher intensity of depressive symptoms.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CERES Heilmittel AG

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Kesswil, Thurgau, Switzerland

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