Citicoline as adjunctive treatment of negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia.Schizophrenia
- Registration Number
- IRCT201604051556N87
- Lead Sponsor
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
1-Diagnosis of Schizophrenia based on DSM-5 criteria; 2- Age between 18-60; 3-Chronic Schizophrenia- duration of the disorder more than 2 years; 4-Minimum score of 20 in negative sub score. 5-being stable on risperidone for the last 2 months. Exclusion criteria:1-Any serious medical or neurological problem; 2- IQ less than 70; 3- Substance dependence during the last 6 months(except for nicotine and caffeine); 4- Score on HDRS less than 14 5-receiving ECT during the last 3 months ; 6-Acute or chronic systemic diseases; 7- History of neurosurgery; 8- History of head trauma.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Severity of schizophrenia. Timepoint: Baseline and weeks 2-4-8 after beginig of treatment. Method of measurement: Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method