Clinical trials: First Episode Psychosis
Psychosis, First Episode Psychosis
Thermoregulation Among Individuals With First-episode Psychosis
The project will evaluate thermoregulatory processes among individuals with and without first-episode psychosis.
- Trial name
- NCT04369677
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nicholas Breitborde
Schizophrenia
Standard Comprehensive Intervention to Treat First-episode Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is not a curable but a treatable disease by antipsychotics. Kinds of atypical antipsychotics are widely used since 1990s' in China.
- Trial name
- NCT01057849
- Testing
- risperidone, olanzapine, Aripiprazole
- Where
- 6 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University
Schizophrenia Disorder
KetoBrain: Brain Energy Metabolism in Schizophrenia
Objective The objective is to recruit antipsychotic-naïve patients at the first diagnosis with a first-episode schizophrenia disorder (FES) to study ketone metabolism of the brain via PET neuroimaging.
- Trial name
- NCT07309172
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ole Köhler-Forsberg
Schizophrenia Disorder, Schizophreniform Disorder
MicroRNAs as Biomarkers in First Episode Schizophrenia
This study investigates whether tiny molecules called microRNAs (miRNAs), found in special brain-derived "packages" (neural-derived extracellular vesicles, or NDEs) that travel from the brain into the blood, can serve as helpful…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia Disorder, Schizophreniform Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder, Psychosis Not Otherwise Specified (NOS)
- Trial name
- MIRFEST (NCT07703670)
- Testing
- Plasma NDE miRNA Sequencing, Whole Genome Sequencing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Schizophrenia and Disorders with Psychotic Features
Karolinska Schizophrenia Project
KaSP is a multimodal observational study with the goal of clarifying underlying mechanisms that cause psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- KaSP (NCT06872463)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Early-onset Schizophrenia, Psychotic Disorders
Computerized Cognitive Remediation Therapy in Adolescents With a First Psychotic Episode
Cognitive deficits (CD) are considered one of the essential characteristics in psychotic disorders and occur throughout the course of the disease, being a key characteristic in the evolution of the disease and in the…
- Conditions
- Early-onset Schizophrenia, Psychotic Disorders, Cognitive Remediation Therapy, Cognition
- Trial name
- CCRT2019 (NCT05405946)
- Testing
- Computerized Cognitive Remediation Therapy, Treatment as Usual
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Psychosis
Niapsan as Add -on Therapy to Antipsychotic Treatment in First Episode Psychosis
The purpose of this study is to help understand if by adding Niaspan FCT (study drug) to antipsychotic medications will it help maintain or improve cognitve functioning.
- Trial name
- NCT01720095
- Testing
- Niaspan
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Schizophrenia
Psychosocial Therapy and Risperidone Treatment in Work Performance in Recent-Onset Schizophrenia
This study will determine the effectiveness of various combinations of psychosocial therapy and risperidone treatment in improving work or school performance in people with first-episode schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- NCT00333177
- Testing
- Cognitive remediation training (CT), Healthy behavior training (HBT), Risperidone, administered orally (Oral Ris)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Psychotic Disorders, Schizophrenia
The Topical Niacin Skin Flush Test in First Episode Psychosis
The purpose of this study is to gather normative data from healthy adults and to determine a sensitive and specific cut-off value for responders and non-responders to the Niacin Skin Flush Test in a sample of first episode…
- Trial name
- NCT01324297
- Testing
- skin test
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Schizophrenia, Schizophreniform Disorder
Enhancing Cognitive Training Through Exercise After a First Schizophrenia Episode
This is a randomized controlled 6-month trial of the efficacy of a novel intervention combining neuroplasticity-based cognitive training with aerobic exercise, compared to the same systematic cognitive training alone.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizophreniform Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder
- Trial name
- CT&E (NCT02267070)
- Testing
- Case management and supportive psychotherapy, Family psychoeducation, Cognitive training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Schizophrenia, Schizophreniform
Glutamatergic Amino Acids and Oxytocin Levels in the Plasma of Patients in First Psychotic Episode (FPE)- Before and After Neuroleptic Treatment
The goal of our research is to check the levels of D-Serine, Glycine, and other Glutamatergic amino acids, in patients with First Psychotic Episode (FPE).
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizophreniform, Schizoaffective Disorder, Brief Psychotic Episode
- Trial name
- NCT00789022
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shalvata Mental Health Center
Schizophrenia, Psychotic Disorders
Comparative Study of Aripiprazole, Quetiapine and Ziprasidone in Treatment of First Episode Psychosis: 3-year Follow-up
The selection of antipsychotic in early stages of the illness is mainly determined by its clinical effectiveness. Second generation antipsychotics (SGAs) are the first line drug treatment for individuals suffering from…
- Trial name
- PAFIP2_3Y (NCT02526030)
- Testing
- Aripiprazole, Quetiapine, Ziprasidone
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 203 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación Marques de Valdecilla
First Episode Psychosis (FEP), Psychosis
Early Psychosis: Investigating Cognition
The project aims to explore changes in brain chemistry in individuals who have recently experienced psychosis. Recent research suggests that chemicals in the brain, specifically one called glutamate, may behave differently in…
- Trial name
- EPIC (NCT07196423)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Caregiver Burden, Cannabis Use
Skills for Talking About Cannabis for Families of Young Adults With Psychosis
The objectives of this research is to (1) create a family intervention and provider manual to train family members of young people with psychosis (YP-P) who are heavy cannabis users new communication skills to motivate change in…
- Conditions
- Caregiver Burden, Cannabis Use, Expressed Emotion, Communications Skills
- Trial name
- STAC (NCT06961877)
- Testing
- Cannabis Conversation Skills for Families (CCSF)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Psychoses
Brain Cell Injury in Patients With A First Episode of Psychosis
Patients experiencing a first episode of psychosis may have brain cell damage due to a chemical process called oxidation. This study will compare patients with psychosis to healthy volunteers to determine if there are differences…
- Trial name
- NCT00070889
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Schizophrenia
Predicting Antipsychotic Discontinuation in Psychosis
The purpose of this study is to determine whether dopamine synthesis capacity by using [18 fluorine(F)]-DOPA PET for patients with schizophrenia in the maintenance phase can predict treatment discontinuation.
- Trial name
- PADP (NCT02884518)
- Testing
- PET, clinical scale
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital