Clinical trialNCT00568126CompletedPhase 3Interventional

Study of Maca Root for the Treatment of Antidepressant-Induced Sexual Dysfunction in Females

SponsorMassachusetts General HospitalEnrollment45Antidepressant Induced Sexual Dysfunction

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Summary

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The purpose of this study is to find out whether Maca Root is effective for treating sexual dysfunction in females that is caused by antidepressant drugs. An additional aim of the study is to document the safety and tolerability of maca root, as well as any potential side effects that it causes.

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Investigators

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Christina Dording, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Principal Investigator
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David Mischoulon, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Study Director
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Drugs studied

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Maca rootPlacebo

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Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start: 27 Dec 2007
Primary completion: 5 Oct 2010
Completion: 5 Oct 2010
Last update posted: 26 Aug 2020
Registered enrollment: 45
Registry id: NCT00568126

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