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Akathisia (Restless Legs Syndrome) in People With Schizophrenia and Mental Retardation

NCT00065286 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL

Last updated 2005-06-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Akathisia is a movement disorder that is often a side effect of certain psychiatric drugs. People with akathisia are unable to sit or keep still, complain of restlessness, fidget, rock from foot to foot, and pace. Akathisia is sometimes called "restless legs syndrome." The drugs that can cause akathisia are most often used to treat patients with schizophrenia or mental retardation (MR). This study will evaluate akathisia in both schizophrenic and MR patients who either have long-term akathisia or who are starting treatment with psychiatric drugs.

Conditions

  • Akathisia

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Karl M Newell, Ph. D. · Department of Kinesiology

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1996-12-31
Completion
1999-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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