Status:

COMPLETED

Treatment of Acute Schizophrenia With Vitamin Therapy

Lead Sponsor:

Beersheva Mental Health Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

Supported by a Hilton Family Foundation grant to

International Schizophrenia Foundation

Conditions:

Acute Schizophrenia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-30 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Controlled studies using the orthomolecular approach have been few (Deutsch, Ananth, \& Ban, 1977). Those that were done were performed in chronic schizophrenia or in populations that included bipolar...

Detailed Description

Controlled studies using the orthomolecular approach have been few (Deutsch, Ananth, \& Ban, 1977). Those that were done were performed in chronic schizophrenia or in populations that included bipolar...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age 18-30
  • schizophrenia or schizophreniform disorder
  • first psychiatric admission and first episode of psychosis
  • mentally ill for less than one year

Exclusion

  • alcohol or drug abuse in last 6 months
  • significant physical illness
  • mental retardation

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

55 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00140166

Start Date

July 1 2005

End Date

May 1 2008

Last Update

November 25 2009

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Beersheva Mental Health Center

Beersheva, Israel