Telmisartan Pilot Study on Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia

NCT03868839 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 6

Last updated 2022-03-02

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Summary

This study is a 4-week pilot study for subjects with Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder who have not experienced a significant relief of symptoms from current anti-psychotic medication. The Investigators hypothesize that 4 weeks of telmisartan at 80mg daily will alter blood biomarkers for inflammation and oxidative stress after 4 weeks treatment.

Conditions

  • Schizophrenia
  • Schizo Affective Disorder
  • Treatment-resistant Schizophrenia

Interventions

DRUG

Telmisartan Pill

telmisartan 40mg once a day during week 1; the dose will be increased to 80mg (target dose) or as tolerated during the remaining three weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Xiaoduo Fan

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Xiaoduo Fan, MD, MPH · University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-02-01
Primary Completion
2020-10-07
Completion
2020-10-07
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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