Status:

TERMINATED

Antipsychotic Effects on Brain Function in Schizophrenia

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, San Francisco

Collaborating Sponsors:

The Dana Foundation

Conditions:

Schizophrenia

Schizoaffective Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-40 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether two commonly-prescribed antipsychotic medications (aripiprazole and risperidone) have different effects on brain function and cognition in schizophreni...

Detailed Description

Patients with schizophrenia have significant problems in thinking, referred to as cognitive dysfunction, which make it difficult for them to function well, and have no effective treatment at this time...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • less than 40 years old;
  • currently meet criteria for schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder or schizoaffective disorder from the DSM-IV-TR;
  • require new or changed treatment with antipsychotic medication.

Exclusion

  • older than 40 years;
  • in current antipsychotic treatment that is satisfactory;
  • treatment-refractory psychosis;
  • active substance-related disorder;
  • clinically-unstable (e.g. acute symptoms requiring emergent or acute-care, including acute suicide risk);
  • neurological illness or poorly-controlled medical illness;
  • currently taking medications for serious medical illness which have significant interactions with modafinil;
  • active pregnancy;
  • intelligence less than 70 (on standard test);
  • contraindications for fMRI (e.g. claustrophobia, metal foreign bodies, etc.);
  • uncorrectable visual acuity impairment.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

4 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01913327

Start Date

April 1 2013

End Date

January 1 2017

Last Update

April 20 2020

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University of California

San Francisco, California, United States, 94143