Clinical trials: Schizophrenia Disorders
Schizophrenia, Cognition
Curcumin as a Novel Treatment to Improve Cognitive Dysfunction in Schizophrenia
The investigators propose to test whether curcumin nanoparticles will improve behavioral measures and biomarkers of cognition and neuroplasticity in patients with schizophrenia who are already receiving a stable dose of…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Cognition, Psychosis
- Trial name
- NCT02104752
- Testing
- Curcumin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Development of a Mobile System for Self-management of Schizophrenia (SOS)
This 2-arm clinical trial piloted a mobile Self-Management of Schizophrenia (SOS) system that administers interventions targeting persistent symptoms of psychosis, social dysfunction, and medication adherence.
- Trial name
- NCT01969500
- Testing
- Mobile Application, Treatment as Usual (TAU)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Schizophrenia, Psychotic Disorders
Risperidone Long-acting Versus Oral Risperidone in Patients With Schizophrenia and Alcohol Use Disorder
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of oral risperidone (Risperdal) to risperidone long-acting (Consta) in reducing alcohol use in persons diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Psychotic Disorders, Substance Abuse, Alcohol Abuse
- Trial name
- NCT00130923
- Testing
- Risperidone Long Acting, oral risperidone
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Schizophrenia, Psychotic Disorder NOS
The Effect of N-Acetyl Cysteine on Cortical Erosion in Early Stage Schizophrenia
The primary objective of this study is to determine if NAC, added to existing antipsychotic treatment, is superior to placebo for cortical erosion in patients with early stage psychosis.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Psychotic Disorder NOS, Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophreniform
- Trial name
- Breier-Stanley (NCT01339858)
- Testing
- N-Acetyl Cysteine, sugar pill
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Nicotinic Receptors and Schizophrenia
The investigators hypothesize that sustained-release DMXB-A-SR (3-2,4 dimethoxybenzylidene anabaseine sustained release) will provide clinical improvement in cognition in patients with schizophrenia who are smokers and who are…
- Trial name
- NCT01400477
- Testing
- DMXB-A-SR
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Schizophrenia and Related Disorders
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Improve Gesture Control
The majority of schizophrenia patients is impaired in hand gesture performance, which contributes to poor functional outcome and poor communication skills.
- Trial name
- GestTMS (NCT03483909)
- Testing
- left IFG iTBS, right IPL cTBS
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Schizophrenia and Disorders With Psychotic Features
The Benefit of Minocycline on Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia: Extent and Mechanisms
The purpose of this study is to investigate if minocycline limits the development of negative symptoms in early psychosis and to test via what mechanism of action this change occurs.
- Trial name
- BeneMin (NCT02928965)
- Testing
- Minocycline
- Volunteers
- 207 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Comparison of Antipsychotic Combination Treatment of Olanzapine and Amisulpride to Monotherapy
A study to examine whether an antipsychotic combination treatment of olanzapine and amisulpride is more effective than olanzapine and amisulpride alone.
- Trial name
- COMBINE (NCT01609153)
- Testing
- Olanzapine, Amisulpride, Olanzapine and Amisulpride
- Where
- 21 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 328 people
- Sponsor
- Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf
Schizophrenia
Fingolimod in Schizophrenia Patients
This will be a single site safety and proof of concept study conducted at the Indiana University Psychotic Disorders Program. Forty subjects with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders will be randomized 1:1 to double-blind…
- Trial name
- STEP (NCT01779700)
- Testing
- Fingolimod
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Alzheimer Disease, Schizophrenia
Multi-center Imaging Genetics Studies in China
To study the impact of genetic and environmental factors on high-level cognition associated neural circuits among healthy young Chinese Han subjects.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Schizophrenia, Major Depressive Disorders
- Trial name
- CHIMGEN (NCT02681822)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tianjin Medical University General Hospital
Schizophrenia, Psychosis
Optimizing Cognitive Remediation Outcomes in Schizophrenia
The purpose of this study is to drive an optimal response to neuroplasticity-based cognitive remediation in schizophrenia in order to maximize treatment response.
- Trial name
- CAST (NCT02105779)
- Testing
- Targeted Cognitive Training, Social Cognitive Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Smoking Cessation
Novel Smoking Cessation Drug for Schizophrenia
The investigators will evaluate effects of a novel drug that improves nicotinergic receptor function vs. placebo on short-term smoking abstinence in smokers with schizophrenia who have a high interest in quitting.
- Trial name
- TRENDS (NCT02230384)
- Testing
- Active JNJ Drug
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- K.N. Roy Chengappa
Severe Mental Disorder, Schizophrenia
Community-based Mental Health Care for People With Severe and Enduring Mental III Health ( RECOVER-E )
A single-blinded hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial (Type II), that both evaluates the intervention outcomes (clinical and service use outcomes) through patient-randomization in the implementation sites, as well as…
- Conditions
- Severe Mental Disorder, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Severe Depression
- Trial name
- NCT03892473
- Testing
- Community mental health teams (CMHT), Care as usual (CAU)
- Where
- North Macedonia
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- University of Skopje
Psychotic Disorders, Schizophrenia
Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium and Meclofenamic Acid as Treatments in Patients With Psychotic Disorders
This study evaluates the feasibility of administering meclofenamic acid or pentosan polysulfate sodium as an adjunctive treatment to patients diagnosed with a psychotic disorder.
- Conditions
- Psychotic Disorders, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT02930005
- Testing
- Meclofenamic acid, Pentosan polysulfate sodium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Positive Emotions Program for Schizophrenia (PEPS)
This study evaluates the addition of a 8 session psychological program, called Positive Emotions Program for Schizophrenia (PEPS) to improve motivation and pleasure in adults with schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- PEPS-RCT (NCT02593058)
- Testing
- Positive Emotions Program for Schizophrenia, Treatment As Usual
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Institut et Haute Ecole de la Santé la Source
Schizophrenia, Major Depression
Behavior During Experimentally Induced Pain
Numerous factors can influence the processing of pain message: the affective or emotional, the sensorial and the cognitive components.
- Trial name
- NCT01594528
- Testing
- pain tests
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Esquirol
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Smoking Cessation With Varenicline in Schizophrenia: Antipsychotic-Induced Neurological Symptoms as Correlates
To test the feasibility of studying effects of smoking cessation with varenicline on antipsychotic drug-induced neurological side effects, we propose a 12 week pilot study of smoking cessation treatment with varenicline in 10…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Tobacco Smoking, Tardive Dyskinesia
- Trial name
- NCT03495024
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center
Schizophrenia, Dual Diagnosis
Treatment of Schizophrenia and Comorbid Cannabis Use Disorder: Comparing Clozapine to Treatment-as-Usual
Many individuals with schizophrenia also suffer from marijuana addiction. Clozapine, an atypical antipsychotic medication, may prove useful at preventing drug relapse in schizophrenic individuals who are seeking treatment for…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Dual Diagnosis, Schizoaffective Disorder, Psychotic Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00498550
- Testing
- Clozapine, Treatment as usual
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Understanding How Cognitive Remediation Works
This study is aimed at evaluating whether the computer-based cognitive exercises in the Thinking Skills for Work (TSW) program are critical to improving work and cognitive outcomes in consumers with serious mental illness and…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Chronic Mental Disorder, Major Depression
- Trial name
- Cog-2 (NCT01683539)
- Testing
- The Thinking Skills for Work Program, The Cognitive Skills for Work Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 203 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Schizophrenia, Psychosis
RCT Examining the Effectiveness of Digital Picture Frame Use in Inpatient Setting
This study will be a randomized controlled trial that investigates the effectiveness of digital picture frames (DPF) installed in inpatient rooms on long stay inpatient wards servicing schizophrenia clients at CAMH.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Psychosis, Psychosis NOS
- Trial name
- NCT02950571
- Testing
- Digital Picture Frame, Standard Care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health