Acetazolamide for Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia

NCT04887792 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2026-04-07

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Summary

This is a double blind adjunctive randomized controlled trial for schizophrenia using acetazolamide.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Acetazolamide

ACZ 250 mg/day in gelatin capsules will be administered initially and increased over 7-10 days to 2g/day.

DRUG

Placebo

Identical gelatin capsules will be prepared by filling with inert excipients.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Stanley Medical Research Institute

    collaborator OTHER
  • Vishwajit Nimgaonkar, MD PhD

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Vishwajit L Nimgaonkar, M.D., Ph.D. · University of Pittsburgh

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-02-01
Primary Completion
2026-06-30
Completion
2026-12-30
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States
  • India

Study Locations

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