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A Comparison of Mirtazapine and Benzodiazepine in Patients with Acute Anxiety

A Comparison of Mirtazapine and Benzodiazepine in Patients with Acute Anxiety: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0007558
Enrollment
52
Registered
2022-07-26
Start date
2022-07-25
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-09-20

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Drug : In addition to existing antidepressants(SSRI, SNRI, or NDRI), Benzodiazepine(Depending on the equivalent capacity of each type) will be given orally 1 to 3 times per day for 8 weeks to the cont

Sponsors

Chung-Ang Univerisity Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ? the age between 18 and 65 ? people diagnosed with major depressive disorder without psychotic features by the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 (SCID-5) ? Beck Anxiety Inventory(BAI) scale score of 16 or higher (with moderate or severe anxiety symptoms) ? based on the baseline, those who have no history of taking Mirtazapine or Benzodiazepine in the last 2 months ? people who have been administered antidepressants(SSRI, SNRI, or NDRI) in stable doses for more than 1 month.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ? people diagnosed with other psychiatric disorders by SCID-5-CV ? People with severe medical conditions (cancer, heart failure, renal failure, liver disease, lung disease, thyroid disease, and acute inflammatory conditions) ? people who have a history of substance dependence or misuse in the past or present ? people with a history of epilepsy, head injury, or organic mental disorder

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Beck Anxiety Inventory(BAI)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Beck Depressive Inventory(BDI-II);Korean Symptom Check List 95 (KSCL95);Clinical Global Impression- Severity of illness (CGI-S) & Clinical Global Impression of Improvement (CGI-I);Quantitative Electroencephalogram(QEEG);functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy(fNIRS)

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactDa Seul Kim

Chung-Ang University

daseul120@naver.com+82-2-6299-1508

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CRIS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026