# Clinical Trial of Estrogen for Postpartum Depression

> **NCT00059228** · PHASE2 · TERMINATED · sponsor: **National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)** · enrollment: 12 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Postpartum Depression
- Depression

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** 17beta Estradiol
- **DRUG:** Placebos

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00059228
- **Lead sponsor:** National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- **Sponsor class:** NIH
- **Phase:** PHASE2
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2003-04-17
- **Primary completion:** 2016-11-15
- **Final completion:** 2016-11-15
- **Target enrollment:** 12 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2018-06-13


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00059228

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00059228, "Clinical Trial of Estrogen for Postpartum Depression". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-13 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00059228. Licensed CC0.

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