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Filter by:The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of atypical antipsychotics on cardiac safety. The secondary purpose was to understand the rate of QTc prolongation in electrocardiogram induced by atypical antipsychotics. And try to construct the model of cardiac monitoring index. We conducted a randomized trial in which patients with schizophrenia who were first on or off medication for more than two weeks took a single atypical antipsychotic (Risperidone, Aripiprazole, Ziprasidone, Amisulpride, Quetiapine) for 12 weeks and monitored changes in biochemical, electrocardiogram and other indicators. And then 50 patients with adverse cardiac reactions (ADRs) taking antipsychotics were selected to review the data, analyze and construct a monitoring model. We hypothesized that atypical antipsychotics with different mechanisms of action have different effects on cardiac safety in patients with schizophrenia, and that they are applicable to different populations. The monitoring index model can reduce the occurrence of cardiotoxicity and improve the prognosis.
Patients with bipolar disorders report an acceleration or slowing of time flow, and patients with schizophrenic spectrum disorders a time fragmentation. These disorders would be linked to disorders of the sense of self. Assessing these time-related disorders could help to better predict psychotic conversion in vulnerable subjects. In this protocol, the investigators wish to develop playful methods for the evaluation of alterations in the passage of time, based on the use of virtual reality. The protocol will be tested in stabilized but chronic bipolar or schizophrenic patients, vs. healthy subjects matched on age, sex, and study level. The protocol will include two experimental sessions. It will begin with a waiting room-like session, at the end of which the subject will be asked to retrospectively estimate the time that will have passed. The games that will follow will all be based on the principle of temporal waiting. A first signal will indicate the start of the trial, and a target will be presented at varying times after this first signal. The later the target is presented, the more the subject expects and prepare for the target, and the faster he or she is. This time delay is measured by the subject's response (response time, error rate, eye fixation), but also by electrical signals measured by electroencephalography (EEG). The two experimental sessions will include several temporal manipulations during these tasks, intended to highlight alterations in the time flow in patients compared to controls. In one of the sessions, a starfield will be presented and the speed of the stars in the starfield will be manipulated, as a proxy for the speed of the environment. In one condition, the speed of the object will be average, and in the other the speed will be self-adjusted by the subject. In a control condition, the speed of the object will be zero. In the other experimental session, distractors will be presented during the waiting phase of the target. They will be presented either simultaneously or asynchronously. In one control condition the distractors will be absent. In both sessions it will be examined how the behavioral and EEG cues are affected by the manipulations. A double dissociation is expected, with greater disturbance in patients with bipolar disorder when standard movement is used, whereas patients with schizophrenia should be disturbed mainly when asynchronous distractors are presented.
This study aimed to investigate the effects of lifestyle redesign program plus treatment as usual versus treatment as usual on cognition, psychiatric symptoms, quality of life, and occupational engagement for schizophrenia.
Impact of stigma on the empathy and quality of life of people with schizophrenic disorders and their siblings.
The study aims to test both the effectiveness and implementation strategy of a WeChat-based integrative family intervention (WIFI) to support family caregiving of schizophrenia in China.
Fatigue is commonly experienced in numerous pathologies, including schizophrenia. Research has shown that chronic fatigue can exacerbate clinical symptoms. Several evidence-based interventions for fatigue syndrome have been shown to be effective in other medical conditions, but up to this date no research has assessed interventions in fatigue management within psychotic populations. The aim of this study is to evaluate (in a multisite single blind randomized clinical trial) the efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention of fatigue management in people diagnosed with schizophrenia. Secondary objectives include the examination of changes in fatigue scores as well as clinical symptoms, physical & cognitive functioning, quality of life at 9-month post CBT intervention. Another aim in this study is to assess - MICROBIATE The investigators hypothesize that following the CBT treatment intervention, patients will demonstrate reduced level of fatigue. No change in the severity of fatigue is expected in the group receiving treatment as usual.
The objective of the proposed study is to take a further step in this direction by developing, implementing and monitoring a routine systematic evaluation of clinical process and outcome indicators, patient reported experience (PREMs) and patient reported outcomes (PROMs) to study the quality and continuity of care over time.
Phase 3 safety and efficacy study of Staccato Loxapine in the treatment of acute agitation in schizophrenic or bipolar disorder patients.
This is a randomized clinical trial to check whether the quality of life of patients with schizophrenia improves after participation in the mindfulness and self-compassion (MSC) programme.
This study is a pilot RCT to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation challenges of an intervention using volunteer 'Health Champions' matched with service users to support service their physical health goals.