Status:

UNKNOWN

Efficacy of N-Acetyl-Cysteine in Bipolar Disorder and Tobacco Use Disorder

Lead Sponsor:

Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Conditions:

Bipolar Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Effects of N-Acetyl-Cysteine in patients with bipolar depression (primary outcome is Hamilton Depression Rating Scale) with and without tobacco use disorder and on inflammatory and oxidative stress bi...

Detailed Description

The study subjects are bipolar depressive patients seeking outpatient treatment for bipolar affective disorder in the psychiatric outpatient clinic in Heath Unit System of the Network of Outpatient Ho...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • To be included in this study participants between 18 and 65 years, both sexes , all races, capacity to consent to the study and carefully follow the guidelines and procedures and sign the term of free and informed consent. Patients with bipolar depression will be included with score above 21 on the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (17 items) and above 14 on the Beck Depression Inventory.

Exclusion

  • We will exclude: patients with delirium or cognitive deficits or failure of understanding and reflection to change. Furthermore, dementia , amnesia and other cognitive disorders, infectious diseases such as hepatitis B and C , HIV, chronic diseases such as renal failure, obstructive pulmonary disease and autoimmune interferon treatment, stroke , Parkinson's disease, pathological use of psychoactive substances and consumption of antioxidants. These situations can affect an inflammatory and / or immune process

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

130 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02252341

Start Date

September 1 2014

End Date

September 1 2015

Last Update

April 17 2015

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State University of Maringá

Maringá, Paraná, Brazil, 87083-240