Active clinical trials for "Schizophrenia"

This study is being conducted in 2 groups of schizophrenic patients: in group 1 the relationship between the dopaminergic D2 receptor occupancy (D2 RO ) and serotoninergic 5HT2A receptor occupancy at stable plasma concentration (Cp) of SB-773812 will be investigated using SPECT scan in up to 15 chronic schizophrenic patients in an open- label design. In group 2 up to 80 patients will receive SB-773812 or Risperidone for 6 weeks to obtain at least 10 patients showing clinical improvement with SB-773812. The relationship of D2 RO, measured at steady state after chronic dosing at Cmax (6+/-2 h) and Ctrough (24+/-4 h), and PK at steady state after repeated doses, to efficacy readouts will be investigated. The SB-773812 dose administered will be selected as the highest dose proven to be safe and well tolerated from a previous study.

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness and safety over 1 year of treatment of intramuscular injections of paliperidone palmitate and long-acting risperidone in patients with schizophrenia.

It is hypothesized that the atypical antipsychotic, Seroquel, will cause significant reduction in drug and alcohol cravings in patients with schizophrenia and comorbid cocaine and/methamphetamine dependence compared to the atypical antipsychotic, risperidone (Risperdal). Patients treated with Seroquel will have less use of cocaine and/or methamphetamine as measured by the Time Line Follow-back, over a 24-week follow-up period.

This is a 9 week, multicentre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with two parallel groups. There is also an open-label extension phase of 18 weeks. Both medications to be used in the study, clozapine and risperidone, are fully approved for the treatment of schizophrenia.

This study will determine the effectiveness of three different drug therapies in treating the symptoms of mania.

The primary objectives of the study is to confirm if the efficacy of intramuscular injection (IM) olanzapine 10 milligrams (mg) in patients with an exacerbation of schizophrenia with acute psychotic agitation is greater than intramuscular placebo by comparing changes from baseline to 2 hours after the first IM injection of agitation.

This is an eight-week open-label randomized parallel group clinical trial focusing on the comparison of risperidone alone with risperidone plus valproate among hospitalized adult patients diagnosed with schizophrenia who also exhibit problems with hostility. Patients may have already been receiving risperidone or valproate (but not both) at study entry. Patients not receiving valproate at study entry were randomized to receive either risperidone alone or risperidone with valproate. For patients already receiving valproate at study entry, their antipsychotic medication(s) was switched to risperidone, and they were followed for a four-week lead-in period prior to baseline assessment and randomization to receive risperidone alone or continue with risperidone and valproate. We hypothesized that risperidone alone has an antiaggressive/antihostility effect, and that this effect is augmented by the co-administration of valproate.

Assess the efficacy of a fast titration of quetiapine to the current titration approved by the regulatory authorities. 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 prove safety and efficacy of aripiprazole.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the administration of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, particularly eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), can be useful both to reduce coronary artery disease (CAD) risk and illness severity in clinically-stable patients with schizophrenia (or schizoaffective disorder), major depression or bipolar disorder (depressed phase) being treated with lipid lowering drugs (e.g., statins).