N-Acetyl Cysteine Supplementation in Therapy Refractory Major Depressive Disorders

Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) add-on to antidepressant medication in treating patients who do not relieve during standard antidepressant treatment for 6 weeks at least. Meanwhile, secondary outcomes will include changes in some biomarkers and on specifically local brain activity (functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, fMRI) and white matter integrity (Diffusion Tensor Imaging, DTI). The hypothesis of this study is that NAC has positive effects on refractory major depressive disorder patients with increased inflammatory activity.

Timeline

Start

2015-09

Primary completion

2023-07

Completion

2023-09

Publications

• Yang C, Bosker FJ, Li J, Schoevers RA. N-acetylcysteine as add-on to antidepressant medication in therapy refractory major depressive disorder patients with increased inflammatory activity: study protocol of a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry. 2018 Sep 4;18(1):279. doi: 10.1186/s12888-018-1845-1.

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