Depression and Anxiety Trial, Not Yet Recruiting
voxsanity.com.au · Eligibility summary from public government registries · 18 August 2026 · not medical advice
Who may and may not be able to join
AI generated eligibility summary. Written by an AI model from the official source data and checked on a sample basis. It can contain mistakes, so confirm anything important against the original source. How we use AI
Who may be able to join
- Adults between 18 and 80 years old who are legally able to make their own decisions.
- People who have been diagnosed with depression based on recognised medical diagnostic guidelines (ICD-10 or DSM).
Who may not be able to join
Each point below is a reason the trial team may not be able to accept someone. It is not a list of requirements to meet.
- People who have a neurological or psychiatric condition other than depression, such as epilepsy, a brain tumour, a head injury, or who have had brain surgery or a head trauma.
- People with a dependency on drugs or alcohol.
- People who are currently having thoughts of suicide.
- People who have a heart condition or a disorder affecting their blood circulation.
- People who are pregnant or currently breastfeeding.
- People with a severe intellectual or cognitive disability, or dementia (confirm with trial site for specific threshold).
- People with an autoimmune condition or a severely weakened immune system, such as lupus, HIV, or multiple sclerosis.
- People who have taken antibiotics in the past month.
- People who regularly misuse laxatives.
- People who currently have an infectious illness causing diarrhoea.
- People who have had surgery on their digestive system, with the exception of appendix removal.
- People who regularly take probiotics, antibiotics, or dietary supplements, or who have done so in the month before or plan to do so during the study.
- People who have food allergies or intolerances that would make it difficult to follow a Mediterranean-style diet.
- People who follow a vegetarian or vegan diet.
Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.
Based on publicly available eligibility criteria from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before acting. This is not medical advice.
If you need support right now
This page includes language about suicide and self-harm, because that is how the trial's eligibility criteria are written. If reading it has been hard, you do not have to keep going. The services below are free, confidential, and answered by people trained for exactly this.
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 000.
- Lifeline — 24/7 crisis support: 13 11 14
- Suicide Call Back Service — 24/7 counselling: 1300 659 467
- 13YARN — 24/7, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: 13 92 76
- Beyond Blue — 24/7 mental health support: 1300 22 4636
- Emergency: 000
Outside Australia? The numbers above are Australian and will not work from overseas. Find a Helpline is a free directory of crisis lines in over 130 countries, run by ThroughLine with the International Association for Suicide Prevention. If you are in immediate danger, call your local emergency number.
Voxsanity is not a crisis service, and nothing on this page is medical advice. More Australian services are listed on our support lines page.
Contact this trial
Phone: 004331638581743
Contact details sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before attending.
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Trial details
Primary endpoints
Change in Vagal function
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Data last synced from ClinicalTrials.gov: 17 July 2026. Trial status can change. Always verify current status directly with the trial site before making any decision.