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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN77257074
ISRCTN77257074
Terminated
Phase 3

AnTiconvuLsant AugmeNtation Trial In Schizophrenia: a randomised, pragmatic double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of valproate augmentation of antipsychotic treatment in patients with residual psychotic symptoms

King's College London0 sites371 target enrollmentFebruary 16, 2021

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Schizophrenia
Sponsor
King's College London
Enrollment
371
Status
Terminated
Last Updated
2 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
February 16, 2021
End Date
December 31, 2025
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Current inclusion criteria as of 04/05/2021:
  • 1\. Aged 18 and above at the time of consent
  • 2\. Adequate command of English to understand the information leaflet
  • 3\. Capacity to consent to participation in the study
  • 4\. Confirmation of DSM\-5 diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder using SCID\-5
  • 5\. PANSS total symptom severity score \> 70
  • 6\. At least one PANSS psychotic item rating of at least moderate severity (\> 3 on one or more psychotic item rating in PANSS)
  • 7\. Received treatment with at least one non\-clozapine antipsychotic drug at adequate dose (as defined by Maudsley guidelines)for a duration of at least 6 weeks and in case of a depot be stable for at least 2 treatment cycles or at least 30 days
  • 8\. On a stable dose of antipsychotic treatment for at least 2 weeks in case of oral dosage forms
  • 9\. Good adherence to antipsychotic treatments as determined by a score \> 4 on the Medication Adherence rating scale

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Subject having a rating of 4 or above on the clinical frailty scale
  • 2\. Female subject who is pregnant or breast\-feeding
  • 3\. Subject with a known history of urea cyclic disorder
  • 4\. Subject with a known history of porphyria
  • 5\. Subject with a known history of severe renal insufficiency
  • 6\. Subject with a known history of a mitochondrial disorder and in the opinion of the recruiting researcher will impair the safety of the subject and/or the scientific integrity of the study
  • 7\. Subject with carnitine palmitoyltransferase (CPT) type II deficiency
  • 8\. Subject currently taking clozapine
  • 9\. Subject currently taking valproate
  • 10\. Subject who had stopped taking valproate in the past six weeks prior to screening due to adverse effects

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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