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| Name | Class |
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| National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression | OTHER |
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Examines cognitive functioning in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder who have been treated with antipsychotic medications. Patients will be assigned to take active medication (Buspar)or placebo along with their prescribed antipsychotic medication for six weeks. Patients' memory and problem-solving ability will be tested before and after medication.
Examines cognitive functioning in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder who have been treated with olanzapine or risperidone for at least three months randomized to receive adjunctive treatment with a 5-HT1A agonist (buspirone, 15-30 mg/day)or placebo.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| 1 | Active Comparator | buspirone 15-30 mg qd |
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| 2 | Placebo Comparator | placebo |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| adjunctive treatment with buspirone | Drug | buspirone 15-30 mg qd |
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| placebo |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| This study will examine the effect on cognition of the addition of buspirone compared with addition of a sugar pill to patients treated with olanzapine or risperidone | six weeks |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Subjects must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for participation in the current research study.
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Herbert Y Meltzer, M.D. | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Psychiatric Hospital at Vanderbilt | Nashville | Tennessee | 37212 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D012559 | Schizophrenia |
| D011618 | Psychotic Disorders |
| ID | Term |
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| D019967 | Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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| ID | Term |
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| D002065 | Buspirone |
| ID | Term |
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| D013141 | Spiro Compounds |
| D006844 | Hydrocarbons, Cyclic |
| D006838 | Hydrocarbons |
| D009930 | Organic Chemicals |
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| Drug |
placebo |
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| D010879 |
| Piperazines |
| D006573 | Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring |
| D006571 | Heterocyclic Compounds |
| D011743 | Pyrimidines |
| D011083 | Polycyclic Compounds |