Active clinical trials for "Schizophrenia"

The purpose of this study is to compare efficacy of quetiapine fumarate combined with Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT) to conventional treatment by evaluating change in social outcome in patients with schizophrenia.

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, effectiveness, and plasma concentration of paliperidone (an antipsychotic medication) given once daily in the treatment of patients with schizophrenia

The primary objectives of this study are to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 3 fixed doses of paliperidone palmitate administered i.m. after an initial loading dose of 150 mg eq. in the deltoid muscle followed by either deltoid or gluteal injections for a total of 13 weeks of treatment as compared with placebo in patients with schizophrenia.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a low dose and a high dose of the study drug SCA-136 are effective and safe in the treatment of schizophrenia requiring hospitalization.

This study proposes to examine the effect of atomoxetine on quality of life and negative symptoms such as social withdrawal, lack of interest in things, lack of thought content, flat emotions, slowed body movements and lack of drive and motivation in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. This study also examines the safety of using atomoxetine along with the conventional antipsychotic in these patients.

The purpose of this clinical research study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of two switching strategies from risperidone to aripiprazole over a period of 12 weeks in out-patients who are treated in a general psychiatric practice setting and who are currently experiencing efficacy and/or safety/tolerability issues while on risperidone.

The purpose of this study is to document the clinical benefit of quetiapine (Seroquel) sustained release (SR) after switching from another ongoing antipsychotic treatment, regardless of the reason for the switch. PLEASE NOTE: Seroquel SR and Seroquel XR refer to the same formulation. The SR designation was changed to XR after consultation with FDA.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Extended Release Osmotic Controlled-Release Oral Delivery System (OROS) Paliperidone compared to placebo in patients with Schizophrenia. Olanzapine will be used as a reference drug in the study.

The purpose of this 6-week study is to determine whether treatment with Seroquel® Sustained Release (SR) is more effective than placebo in the treatment of acute schizophrenia. PLEASE NOTE: Seroquel SR and Seroquel XR refer to the same formulation. The SR designation was changed to XR after consultation with FDA.

The aim of the project is to investigate the use of raloxifene (a new form of estrogen) as a treatment for schizophrenia in postmenopausal women. Raloxifene is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) which means that it can affect the central nervous system effects of estrogen (eg: improving emotional symptoms, memory, information processing and concentration), without adversely affecting reproductive tissue / organs such as breast, uterus and ovaries.We are conducting a double blind placebo controlled 3 month duration study comparing the psychotic symptom response between three groups of postmenopausal women with schizophrenia. One group will receive standard antipsychotic medication plus 60mg Raloxifene, the second group receives standard antipsychotic medication plus Hormone Therapy(estradiol 2mg oral per day + dyhydroprogesterone 10mg oral per day) and the third group receives standard antipsychotic medication plus oral placebo. Hypothesis 1: That the women receiving adjunctive raloxifene or HT would have a quicker recovery from psychotic symptoms, as measured on the rating scales, compared with the women receiving adjunctive placebo.Hypothesis 2: That the Raloxifene group would have better cognitive improvement than the other two groups.