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NCT04647019: BluMood
The Effects of Wild Blueberries on Depressive Symptoms in Young Adults
NA trial testing Wild blueberry powder in Depression in 62 participants. Completed in 11 June 2022.
11 June 2022
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | University of Reading |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | triple |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 62 |
| Start date | 26 November 2021 |
| Primary completion | 11 June 2022 |
| Estimated completion | 11 June 2022 |
| Sites | 1 location across United Kingdom |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Wild blueberry powder
- Placebo powder
Conditions studied
- Depression — all drugs for Depression →
- Anxiety — all drugs for Anxiety →
- Anhedonia — all drugs for Anhedonia →
Sponsor
University of Reading
Who can join
Adults 18 to 24, any sex, with Depression or Anxiety. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
This study aims to investigate the effects of a 6-week dietary intervention of 22 g freeze-dried whole wild blueberry powder. The outcomes include measures of depression, anxiety, anhedonia, cognitive function, and biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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A biphasic response to blueberry supplementation on depressive symptoms in emerging adults: a double-blind randomized controlled trial.
Velichkov M, Bezur Z, van Reekum CM, Williams CM. · · 2024 · cited 8× · PMID 38300292 · DOI 10.1007/s00394-023-03311-9
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04647019 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 9 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Reading
- Last refreshed: 31 January 2023
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