A Personalized Nutrition Intervention for Adolescent Depression

The Hospital for Sick Children

Status

Completed

Conditions

Depression

Treatments

Other: Dietary Intervention

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06175052

TeenDiet_Dep

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment

10 patients

Sex

All

Ages

11 to 17 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

diagnosis of MDD as determined by semi-structured diagnostic interview
access to the internet and a computer or smart phone
presence of a parent who is willing to participate

Exclusion criteria

adherent to a high-quality diet at baseline
presence of an eating disorder, as determined by semi-structured diagnostic interview
currently participating in other dietary programs or studies
actively attempting to increase or decrease body weight;
presence of a chronic medical condition;
unstable psychiatric condition (e.g., mania, active suicidal ideation)