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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of oral administration of probiotic at 9 log CFU/day as adjunctive treatment in reducing the severity of depression in female patients with major depressive disorder with treatment-as-usual compared to placebo and ACT via the use of questionnaires.
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To assess the differences in quality of life among patients on probiotic, placebo and ACT via the use of questionnaire, at 4 timelines (baseline, 6 weeks after starting intervention, 12 weeks after starting intervention, and 24 weeks after starting intervention which is 12 weeks post-termination of intervention). To assess the differences in blood biological markers such as BDNF, TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β, CRP, and VEGF among patients on probiotic, placebo and ACT via blood biochemical analyses, at 4 timelines (baseline, 6 weeks after starting intervention, 12 weeks after starting intervention, and 24 weeks after starting intervention which is 12 weeks post-termination of intervention). To assess the differences in gut microbiota profiles of patients on probiotic, placebo and ACT via the use of fecal samples, at 3 timelines (baseline, 12 weeks after starting intervention, and 24 weeks after starting intervention which is 12 weeks post-termination of intervention).
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