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Comparison of Cariprazine and Risperidone in treatment of Schizophrenia.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: F20- Schizophrenia
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/09/057293
Lead Sponsor
Government Medical College and Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

1. Persons diagnosed with Schizophrenia as per ICD-11.

2. Persons of all genders, aged between 18-65 years.

3. Drug naïve patients only.

4. Duration of illness not more than 2 years.

5. Patients or Nominated representatives (in case of patients who lack capacity for making decisions for treatment as per Mental Healthcare Act-2017) willing to give consent for the study.

6. Patients being accompanied by reliable informants.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with neurological disorders - head injury, tumours, dementia, organic brain syndromes (e.g. delirium, amnesia), epilepsy.

2. Patients with co-morbid substance dependence (except Nicotine and Caffeine).

3. Patients who are lactating or pregnant.

4. Patients with Intellectual disability.

5. Actively suicidal patients.

6. Patients with any acute, unstable medical/surgical illnesses.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in the severity of psychiatric symptomatology as measured by PANSS, BPRS.Timepoint: 0, 2, 4, 7, 10 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Effect of treatment on quality of life, current functioning & neuropsychological assessments as measured on CDSS, WHOQOL BREF, GASS, SOFS, CGI, ASEX, MOCA, blood & other related investigations.Timepoint: 0, 2, 4, 7, 10 weeks
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