Use of N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) in Fingernail Biting
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
To conduct a pilot randomized placebo-controlled feasibility trial of N-acetylcysteine (NAC)
in onychophagia, preliminarily assessing the tolerability and effects of this pharmacotherapy
on young adults who bite their fingernails. It is proposed that NAC will help decrease
fingernail biting.