A phase 3 randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial of mirtazapine as a pharmacotherapy for methamphetamine use disorder: a study protocol for the Tina Trial

By sjmartinez • June 22, 2024

McKetin R, Degan TJ, Saunders L, Nguyen L, Dore G, Shoptaw S, Farrell M, Degenhardt L, Kelly PJ, Turner A, Clare PJ, Dean OM, Arunogiri S, Colledge-Frisby S, Koeijers J, Goodman-Meza D, Sinclair B, Reid D, Hill H, Hayllar J, Christmass M, Cordaro F, Lundin R, Liaw W, Liu D, Holyoak E, Wu BT, Keygan J, Kontogiannis A, Palmer L, Morrison C, Wrobel A, Hyland B, Byrne M, Russell S, Zahra E, Berk M. A phase 3 randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial of mirtazapine as a pharmacotherapy for methamphetamine use disorder: a study protocol for the Tina Trial. Trials. 2024 Jun 22;25(1):408. doi: 10.1186/s13063-024-08238-y. PMID: 38907288; PMCID: PMC11193254.

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