Assessment of the Efficacy and Safety of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

214

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 1, 2025

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2026

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2026

Conditions
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)Depression - Major Depressive Disorder
Interventions
BIOLOGICAL

FMT capsule

The experimental group will maintain escitalopram treatment and take 1.0 g of FMT capsules orally with breakfast every day for 4 weeks.

DRUG

Escitalopram (Lexapro)

Both the experimental group and the placebo group were treated with the maximum tolerated dose of escitalopram.

BIOLOGICAL

Corn Starch capsules

The placebo group will maintain escitalopram treatment and take corn starch capsules 1.0 g orally with breakfast every day for 4 weeks.

Trial Locations (7)

100088

RECRUITING

Beijing Anding Hospital, Beijing

241002

RECRUITING

Wuhu Fourth People's Hospital, Wuhu

272000

RECRUITING

Shandong Daizhuang Hospital, Jining

300202

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Tianjin Anding Hospital, Tianjin

310000

RECRUITING

The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou

610041

RECRUITING

West China Hospital Affiliated with sichuan University, Chengdu

050000

RECRUITING

The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang

Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Shandong Daizhuang Hospital

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Tianjin Anding Hospital

OTHER

collaborator

The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University

UNKNOWN

collaborator

The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University

OTHER

collaborator

West China Hospital

OTHER

collaborator

Wuhu Fourth People's Hospital

UNKNOWN

lead

Gang Wang

OTHER