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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12607000134426
ACTRN12607000134426
Completed
Phase 3

The Efficacy of N-acetylcysteine as an Adjunctive Treatment to improving depression in patients with Unipolar Depression: A Double-blind, Randomised, Placebo-controlled Trial

Mental Health Research Institute0 sites120 target enrollmentFebruary 19, 2007

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
nipolar depression
Sponsor
Mental Health Research Institute
Enrollment
120
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
February 19, 2007
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Mental Health Research Institute

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Have capacity to consent, meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, Fourth edition, revision (DSM\-IV\-TR) criteria for major depressive disorder, have single episode or recurrent, achieve score of 18 or over on the MADRS at the time of trial entry, patients on antidepressant therapy need to have been on the same treatment for one month prior to randomisation, and if female of child bearing age and sexually active need to utilise effective contraception.

Exclusion Criteria

  • The exclusion criteria include individuals with concurrent diagnosis of bipolar I or II disorder, bipolar disorder not otherwise specified, electroconvulsive therapy for current depressive episode, concurrent primary diagnosis of a personality disorder, known or suspected clinically unstable systemic medical disorder, elderly subjects with respiratory insufficiency, recent gastrointestinal ulcers, pregnancy or breastfeeding, current use of greater than 500mg of NAC/day, 200mg of selenium or 500 IU of vitamin E/day, and history of anaphylactic reaction to NAC or any component of the preparation.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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