Effect of Tramadol in Prevention of Postpartum Depression

Summary

The incidence of postpartum depression in Europe and the United States is about 10%, while in China the incidence rate of 15.7-39.8%. Postpartum depression is one of the most common diseases of perinatal distress, but the current research of high-quality prevention and treatment of postpartum depression is still very lack. The study suggests that the risk of postpartum depression in cesarean delivery is significantly higher than that in vaginal delivery. Therefore, postpartum depression in cesarean delivery may require more attention and treatment.Tramadol is a non-opioid central analgesic that relieves common to severe pain, and tramadol has an inhibitory effect on norepinephrine and serotonin systems and has the potential to reduce depression and anxiety. Therefore, for the analgesic demand and antidepressant demand for maternal who undergoing cesarean section, tramadol may be an optimized and effective analgesic for the prevention and treatment of postpartum depression.

Timeline

Start

2017-10-09

Primary completion

2019-06-13

Completion

2019-08-13

Publications

• Wu Z, Zhao P, Peng J, Fang L, Ding J, Yan G, Wang Y, Zhu J, Wang D, Li Y, Chen Z, Zhang Q, Deng Q, Duan G, Zuo Z, Li H. A Patient-Controlled Intravenous Analgesia With Tramadol Ameliorates Postpartum Depression in High-Risk Woman After Cesarean Section: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Front Med (Lausanne). 2021 May 27;8:679159. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.679159. eCollection 2021.
• Duan G, Wu Z, Zhao P, Peng J, Chen Z, Zhang Q, Xu R, Li H. Protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to explore the effect of tramadol in the prevention of postpartum depression (ETPPD). BMJ Open. 2018 Oct 21;8(10):e022538. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022538.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.