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Observational Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Remission Status for Schizophrenia Patients Under Atypical Treatment

NCT00809731 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 490

Last updated 2010-12-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate under routine clinical setting the efficacy and remission status from treatment of 2nd-generation antipsychotic in patients who is upon acute episode or not achieving remission under regular treatment from schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder. This study will collect in real-life practice the severity of schizophrenia by Clinical Global Impression (CGI), also evaluate the criteria of schizophrenia remission applying 8 items of Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) from Andresen working group, the Montgomery and Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), and the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (GAF). Side effect of movement disorder will be evaluated by Drug Induced Extrapyramidal Symptoms Scale (DIEPSS). Tolerability for treatment will be monitored by documenting spontaneous reports on adverse events as well as change in body weight.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Yuan-Hwa Chou, MD, PhD · Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-12-31
Primary Completion
2010-09-30
Completion
2010-09-30

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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