V3: Vancouver-Victoria Valacyclovir Trial for Early Psychosis

NCT00175513 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2011-04-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is an 18 week (2 weeks run-in, 16 weeks double blind) trial, to determine if an antiviral drug, valacyclovir (Valtrex) is helpful in treating the symptoms of psychosis, a form of a mental disorder.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Valacyclovir (Valtrex)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Stanley Medical Research Institute

    collaborator OTHER
  • University of British Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • William Honer, MD · University of British Columbia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-09-30
Primary Completion
2009-09-30
Completion
2009-09-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

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