Open-Label Pilot Study to Examine the Value of Substituting Quetiapine for Benzodiazepines

NCT01244711 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1

Last updated 2015-04-03

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Summary

The hypothesis of this study is that symptoms of anxiety, depression and insomnia; and indices of psychosocial function will all improve, while BZ use will decrease significantly during a twelve-week trial period of substituting quetiapine for benzodiazepines.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

quetiapine

Dosing will begin with Seroquel-XR 50 mg. at bedtime and will escalate weekly to Seroquel-XR 100mg., Seroquel-XR 200mg. and Seroquel-XR 300 mg depending on clinical response and side effects.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • AstraZeneca

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • james h kocsis, md · weill cornell mc

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-09-30
Primary Completion
2011-09-30
Completion
2011-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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