Status:

COMPLETED

Piracetam for Treatment Tardive Dyskinesia

Lead Sponsor:

Beersheva Mental Health Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

Stanley Medical Research Institute

Conditions:

Tardive Dyskinesia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The mechanism involved in the development of tardive dyskinesia (TD) is complicated. It now seems that several neurotransmitter systems may be affected, including dopaminergic, noradrenergic, gamma-am...

Detailed Description

We intend to examine 40 inpatients, aged 18-75 years old, suffering from TD and its variants. Criteria for inclusion into the study will be: a) DSM-IV diagnosis of tardive dyskinesia; b) stable psycho...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age 18-75
  • DSM-IV diagnosis of tardive dyskinesia
  • stable psychotropic regimen of a month prior to entry
  • duration of TD for at least one year
  • hospitalization at our Center

Exclusion

  • family history of Huntington's disease
  • drug or alcohol abuse
  • concurrent medial illness or neurological disorder that may have contributed to the diagnosis of TD

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00190008

Start Date

August 1 2003

Last Update

November 25 2009

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Beersheva Mental Health Center

Beersheva, Israel