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Effect of N-acetylcysteine supplementation in treatment of methadone maintenance treatment patients

Phase 3
Conditions
Addiction.
Other psychoactive substance related disorders
Registration Number
IRCT20170420033551N10
Lead Sponsor
Kashan University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

Patients under methadone maintenance treatment
Age of 18 to 50 years old
Evaluated by the drug abuse section of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV

Exclusion Criteria

Unwillingness to cooperate
Consumption of antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory supplements during the last 3 months
High blood pressure
Hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism
Pregnant women

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Depression. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).;Anxiety. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI).;Sleep quality. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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