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NCT02492347: SSRIs

Effect of Antenatal SSRI Exposure on the QT Interval of Neonates

Completed NA Last updated 6 November 2017
What this trial tests

NA trial testing Electrocardiogram in Qt Interval, Variation in in 88 participants. Completed in 18 August 2017.

Timeline
18 February 2016
Primary endpoint
18 August 2017
18 August 2017

Quick facts

Lead sponsorUniversity of Southampton
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationnon randomized
Designparallel
Maskingnone
Primary purposescreening
Enrollment88
Start date18 February 2016
Primary completion18 August 2017
Estimated completion18 August 2017
Sites1 location across United Kingdom

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

University of Southampton

Who can join

Adults 2 Days to 3 Days, any sex, with Qt Interval, Variation in or Adverse Effect of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) are a group of antidepressants that suppress the re-absorption of a chemical called Serotonin in the brain, and improve mood. SSRI use in the treatment of mental health problems has increased greatly since their introduction in the 1980's. When given in pregnancy they cause less fetal effects than other antidepressants. However they are still known to cause premature birth, heart defects and withdrawal symptoms in the baby. Withdrawal symptoms can occur in up to 30% of exposed babies, where as heart defects have been found to increase by 2-3 times against the normal rate of 1%. There is very limited information available, but it is also thought it may cause lengthening of a certain portion of the heart beat, the QT interval, which has been shown to lead to sudden death in adults. The QT interval will be looked at in this study, comparing babies exposed to SSRIs in pregnancy with unexposed babies. The study will be based in the United Kingdom (UK), at the Maternity Unit of a District General Hospital, and will be carried out over 12-18 months. A group of babies whose mothers took SSRIs whilst pregnant will have an Electrocardiogram (ECG) done when they are 2-3 days old. These will be compared with babies whose mothers did not, but whose babies were still in hospital because they were at risk of having an infection, but were found to be healthy. The study hopes to see whether there is a link between SSRI use in pregnancy and lengthening of the QT interval and if so, extra surveillance may be considered for this group of babies.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.

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