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Niacin Skin Flush Response in Patients With Schizophrenia

NCT02458924 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2015-06-02

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Summary

Patients with schizophrenia have abnormal skin flush response to niacin, but the niacin skin test accuracy is not well studied in these patients. The study evaluated the niacin skin test accuracy in adult hospitalized schizophrenia patients and their first degree relatives, bipolar disorder patients, and healthy controls.

Conditions

Interventions

BIOLOGICAL

Niacin skin test

Two concentrations including 0.5 ml solutions of 0.01 M and 0.1 M diluted methyl nicotinate were applied for one minute to the inside of the different forearms of each individual.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Maryam Tabatabaeian, MD · Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-01-31
Primary Completion
2014-09-30
Completion
2014-09-30

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