Efficacy Study of Mirtazapine to Treat Interferon-related Depression During Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis C

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the anti-depressive efficacy of mirtazapine in depression induced by peginterferon alpha-2a and ribavirin treatment in Korean patients with chronic hepatitis C.

Timeline

Start

2011-08

Primary completion

2017-12

Completion

2018-03

Publications

• Results Choi JS, Kim W, Sohn BK, Lee JY, Jung HY, Oh S, Joo SK, Kim HY, Jung YJ. Association of Changes in Mood Status and Psychosocial Well-Being with Depression During Interferon-Based Treatment for Hepatitis C. Psychiatry Investig. 2017 May;14(3):314-324. doi: 10.4306/pi.2017.14.3.314. Epub 2017 May 16.

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