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Relationship of MTHFR gene and schizophrenia

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: G- Mental Health
Registration Number
CTRI/2020/08/027329
Lead Sponsor
Government Medical College and Hospital Chandigarh
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1) Patients diagnosed with schizophrenia as per ICD 11

2) Age of the patients shall be between 18-45 years.

3) Patients not on any psychotropics for past 2 weeks.

4) Patients willing to participate and give consent or in case the patient lacks mental capacity, his/her nominated representative willing to give consent to participate.

5) Patients not having a major diet change that is shifting of non vegetarian diet to vegetarian diet or vice versa in past 3 months.

Exclusion Criteria

1) Patients who are not willing to give consent.

2) Pregnant and breast feeding patients.

3) Patients with co-morbid psychiatric illness and substance dependence.

4) Patients with severe medical and surgical illness.

5) Patients with history of depot antipsychotic administration in the past 3 months.

6) Patient already on vitamin b12 and folic acid supplements.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
to compare the improvement in psychopathology in patients with first episode schizophrenia receiving risperidone alone and risperidone plus vitamin B12 and folic acid supplements at 6 weeks respectivelyTimepoint: baseline, 2 weeks,4 weeks, 6 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To compare the improvement in psychopathology in patients with first episode Schizophrenia receiving Risperidone alone and Risperidone plus Vitamin B12 and Folic acid supplements at 6 weeks respectivelyTimepoint: 6 weeks
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