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临床试验/NCT04274114
NCT04274114终止2 期

Efficacy of L-glutamine for the Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose E. Gonzalez1 个研究点 分布在 1 个国家目标入组 38 人开始时间: 2019年1月18日最近更新:
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试验速览

阶段
2 期
状态
终止
发起方
入组人数
38
试验地点
1
主要终点
Response on Clinical Global Impression-Improvement

研究概览

简要总结

The objective of this randomized clinical trial is to examine the efficacy of L-glutamine for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder compared versus placebo.

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Randomized
干预模型
Parallel
主要目的
Treatment
盲法
Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

入排标准

年龄范围
18 Years 至 64 Years(Adult)
性别
All
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • Outpatients with generalized anxiety disorder defined by the criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V)
  • Generalized anxiety disorder is the primary psychiatric disorder.
  • Untreated patients or; patients treated with paroxetine, sertraline, citalopram, escitalopram, venlafaxine or duloxetine at least for 6 weeks on a stable dose; or patients treated with any benzodiazepine at least for 4 weeks on a stable dose.
  • Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale score major or equal to 20 and a score major or equal to 2 on items 1 and 2 of the same scale at both screening and baseline.
  • Clinical Global Impression-Severity major or equal to 4 at both screening and baseline.

排除标准

  • Unable to give informed consent.
  • Currently participating in another clinical research.
  • Any other psychiatric disorder not included in the Anxiety Disorders section of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V). Secondary diagnosis of other anxiety disorders are allowed provided the diagnosis is not more prominent than generalized anxiety disorder symptoms.
  • Suicide risk as assessed by the researcher at screening or baseline.
  • History of substance abuse in the previous six months before the screening visit.
  • Suffering a medically relevant or instable disease.
  • If woman, being pregnant at screening visit.
  • If woman, being breastfeeding.
  • A score major or equal to 20 on the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale at screening or baseline.
  • As judged by a researcher, the patient might not adhere to the intervention or complete follow-up.
  • History of use of a banned drug in the past two weeks prior the baseline visit; three weeks in the case of monoamine oxidase inhibitors; one week in the case of fluvoxamine or a tricyclic antidepressant; two weeks for any antipsychotic and; six weeks por long-acting injectable antipsychotics.
  • History of use of L-glutamine the most part of the days of the previous month before the baseline visit.
  • History of psychotherapy treatment in the past month before the baseline visit.

研究组 & 干预措施

Experimental group

Experimental

Patients in this group will receive flexible doses of L-glutamine ranging from 5 to 25 grams once daily for 8 weeks. L-glutamine is administered as a powder dissolved in water.

干预措施: L Glutamine (Drug)

Placebo group

Placebo Comparator

Patients in this group will receive flexible doses of placebo ranging from 5 to 25 grams once daily for 8 weeks. Placebo is administered as a powder dissolved in water.

干预措施: Placebos (Drug)

结局指标

主要结局

Response on Clinical Global Impression-Improvement

时间窗: Change from baseline to week 8

Score of 1 or 2

次要结局

  • Reduction of Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale score(Change from baseline to week 8)
  • Response on Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale(Change from baseline to week 8)

研究者

发起方
Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose E. Gonzalez
申办方类型
Other
责任方
Principal Investigator
主要研究者

José Alfonso Ontiveros Sánchez De la Barquera

Associate Professor

Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose E. Gonzalez

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