Risperidone |
Risperdal |
Clinical Trial: Prodrome-Based Early Intervention with Antipsychotics Vs. Benzodiazepines in First-Episode Schizophrenia
This study is no longer recruiting patients.
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Purpose
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
| Schizophrenia Psychoses | Drug: Haloperidol, Risperidone, Lorazepam (Drugs) | Phase IV |
MedlinePlus related topics: Mental Health; Schizophrenia
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title: Prodrome-Based Early Intervention with Antipsychotics Vs. Benzodiazepine in Patients with First-Episode Schizophrenia After One Year Maintenance Treatment Under Further Maintenance Treatment Vs. Stepwise Discontinued Drugs
Secondary Outcomes: 1 year course regarding psychopathology; social and cognitive functioning; side-effects; drop-out; quality of life
Expected Total Enrollment: 71
Study start: November 2001; Study completion: December 2006
Last follow-up: April 2006; Data entry closure: September 2006
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- First-episode in schizophrenia (according ICD-10 F20)
- Age between 18 and 55
- Informed consent
- One year neuroleptic maintenance treatment
Exclusion Criteria:
- Residence outside of the catchment area
- Legal reasons
- Insufficient knowledge of the german language
- Substance abuse or addiction
- Pregnancy
- Serious physical illness
- Organic brain disease
- Contraindication to neuroleptic treatment
Location Information
Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia
German Research Network on Schizophrenia, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, 40629, Germany
Wolfgang Gaebel, Professor, Study Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Düsseldorf, Rhineland State Clinics Düsseldorf, Bergische Landstraße 2, 40629 Düsseldorf
More Information
Publications
Gaebel W, Moller HJ, Buchkremer G, Ohmann C, Riesbeck M, Wolwer W, Von Wilmsdorff M, Bottlender R, Klingberg S. Pharmacological long-term treatment strategies in first episode schizophrenia--study design and preliminary results of an ongoing RCT within the German Research Network on Schizophrenia. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2004 Apr;254(2):129-40.
Last Updated: September 11, 2005
Record first received: September 7, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00159133
Health Authority: Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medicinal Devices
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-09-13
Resources
- Risperdal (Drug Digest)
- Risperidone (Drug Digest)

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