Active clinical trials for "Psychotic Disorders"

This randomized trial is examining whether a treatment called cognitive remediation is more effective when it is paired with a social and functional skills training component.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of 40 mg pimavanserin compared to placebo in patients with Parkinson's disease psychosis (PDP).

The aim of this study is to evaluate the overall effectiveness of Ondansetron as an adjunctive or "add-on" medication in the treatment of Schizophrenia. This study is a double blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, 12 week trial.

This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel group study will assess the effect on biomarkers measures of cognitive dysfunction, the clinical efficacy and safety of RO4917838 in participants with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. Participants will be randomized to receive either RO4917838 (10 milligrams [mg] daily orally) or placebo for 6 weeks, in addition to their stable antipsychotic medication. Anticipated time on study treatment is 6 weeks.

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 non-smokers. The study drug may also maintain abstinence from cigarette smoking and improve other symptoms in patients with schizophrenia.

This study in patients with schizophrenia is designed to provide preliminary evidence of the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics as well as the effects on cognitive function of 2 doses of EVP-6124 compared with placebo when given with the patient's usual antipsychotic medication.

This is a 12-week, open-label trial of salsalate 3 g/day as an adjunctive treatment in 15 schizophrenia subjects to examine salsalate's effect on psychopathology, cognitive functioning, and metabolic parameters. Potential subjects will be identified by their clinicians at the Freedom Trail Clinic, or Massachusetts General Hospital. A total of 15 subjects will be enrolled.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has unparalleled efficacy in treating severe depression, and is also useful in treatment-refractory cases of schizophrenia and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). However, its use is limited by significant adverse effects on memory and cognition. In addition, ECT cannot be precisely targeted, since it relies on unpredictable pathways of electrical conduction through the brain. Magnetic seizure therapy (MST) is currently under investigation as a targetable, cognition-sparing alternative to ECT. MST uses magnetic fields rather than electrical stimuli for seizure induction, dramatically reducing the passage of induced current through undesired brain regions. 10 years of experimental studies have established the safety of MST in animal and human subjects. This pilot study will investigate whether MST has similar efficacy to ECT, with fewer cognitive side effects, in patients with severe depression, schizophrenia, and OCD.

A study to examine whether an antipsychotic combination treatment of olanzapine and amisulpride is more effective than olanzapine and amisulpride alone.

The aim of the this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of methotrexate added to treatment as usual on positive and negative symptoms, cognitive and social functioning and quality of life of patients suffering from schizophrenia.