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Tolerability And Efficacy Of High Dose Escitalopram In The Treatment Of Patients Suffering From Schizophrenia And Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - An Open Label Study

NCT00708396 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2009-01-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate tolerability and efficacy of escitalopram (Cipralex) treatment in doses beyond 20mg (20-40 mg/d) in patients with OCD and schizophrenia, non responsive or partially responsive to recommended doses (evaluation according to Y-BOCS).

An open label, prospective study. The study will include 20 patients recruited from the inpatient wards and from the outpatient clinic who have a DSM-IV diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and OCD.

Before entering the study all patients will be interviewed by 2 senior board certified psychiatrists in order to confirm the diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and OCD according to DSM-IV criteria.

After confirming the diagnosis of schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder and OCD each patient will be evaluated by PANSS, Y-BOCS and GCI-S scales. Those patients who score above 12 points on the Y-BOCS will be eligible for the study.

Rating scales (PANSS, Y-BOCS, CGI-S, CGI-I) will be completed on a weekly basis during the whole 13 weeks period. In addition patients will be asked to report medication side effects and will also be clinically evaluated for side effects by the physician. Special attention will be paid to worsening of psychosis or OC symptoms. All patients whose mental status will deteriorate or those who cannot tolerate the drug will be dropped-out and intent to treat analysis will be made.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Escitalopram

First week; 10mg/d of Escitalopram Weeks 2-5; 20mg/d of Escitalopram After 4 weeks of 20mg treatment (2-5 weeks of the study) - if partial/no response according to YBOCS score and clinical judgment, the dose will be increased up to 30mg for 4 weeks (weeks 6-9) and in case of partial/ non response the dose will be increased up to 40 mg until the completion of the study (weeks 10-13).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • BeerYaakov Mental Health Center

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Rafael Octavio Stryjer, MD · Beer-Yaacov MHC

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-07-31
Primary Completion
2010-07-31
Completion
2010-07-31

Countries

  • Israel

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