Clareo Health | The Effect of Probiotic Supplementation on the Mental Status, Inflammation, and Intestinal Barrier in Major Depressive Disorder Patients Using Gluten-free or Gluten-containing Diet
The Effect of Probiotic Supplementation on the Mental Status, Inflammation, and Intestinal Barrier in Major Depressive Disorder Patients Using Gluten-free or Gluten-containing Diet
2. Psychiatric comorbidities (except specific personality disorder) including mental retardation, organic brain dysfunction, or addiction (except nicotine and caffeine);
3. High risk of suicide in the investigator's opinion;
4. An infection one month before the study baseline visit (V1);
5. The use of antibiotics and/or probiotics three months prior to the study;
7. Intake of any other drugs which in the investigator' opinion may affect the results of study;
8. Intake of any dietary supplementation (except for vitamin D according to the "Vitamin D supplementation guidelines, 2018") which in the investigator' opinion may affect the results of the study;
9. Changes in a pharmacotherapy and/or psychotherapy of MDD 2 weeks before the trial entry;
10. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) 12 months before the trial entry;
11. No specific diet (e.g., elimination, vegan, reduction) and changes in physical activity 4 weeks before the trial entry;
