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NCT ID: NCT05890183 Recruiting - Schizophrenia Clinical Trials

Improving Cognition Through Telehealth Aerobic Exercise and Cognitive Training After a First Schizophrenia Episode

Start date: May 23, 2023
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

The participants in the study will receive psychiatric treatment at the UCLA Aftercare Research Program. All participants in this 12-month RCT will receive cognitive training. Half of the patients will also be randomly assigned to the aerobic exercise and strength training condition, and the other half will be randomly assigned to the Healthy Living Group condition. The primary outcome measures are improvement in cognition and level of engagement in the in-group and at-home exercise sessions. Increases in the level of the patient's serum brain-derived neurotropic factor (specifically Mature BDNF) which causes greater brain neuroplasticity and is indicator of engagement in aerobic exercise, will be measured early in the treatment phase in order to confirm engagement of this target. In order to demonstrate the feasibility and portability of this intervention outside of academic research programs, the interventions will be provided via videoconferencing. The proposed study will incorporate additional methods to maximize participation in the exercise condition, including the use of the Moderated Online Social Therapy (MOST) platform to enhance motivation for treatment based on Self-Determination Theory principles, and a "bridging" group to help the participants generalize gains to everyday functioning. In addition, the exercise group participants will receive personally tailored text reminders to exercise.

NCT ID: NCT04203056 Terminated - Schizophrenia Clinical Trials

Aripiprazole Lauroxil for Preventing Psychotic Relapse After an Initial Schizophrenia Episode

APPRAISE
Start date: December 16, 2019
Phase: Phase 4
Study type: Interventional

This 12-month study will evaluate the efficacy of aripiprazole lauroxil compared to oral aripiprazole in preventing the re-emergence of psychotic symptoms in patients with a recent onset of schizophrenia.

NCT ID: NCT04013555 Recruiting - Schizophrenia Clinical Trials

The Effects of Kynurenine Aminotransferase Inhibition in People With Schizophrenia

TrypNAC-II
Start date: January 20, 2020
Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
Study type: Interventional

Kynurenic acid (KYNA) is a naturally occurring chemical in the brain. Studies with rodents indicate that levels of KYNA can impact levels of the neurotransmitters glutamate and dopamine. One way to reliably increase KYNA levels is by ingesting the amino acid tryptophan. Tryptophan is a normal part of the human diet. Tryptophan gets metabolized/changed to other chemicals in the body- including KYNA. By giving people 6 grams of tryptophan, the investigators will be able to increase the KYNA level in a controlled way. The investigators will then be able to study the effects of KYNA on neurotransmitters by using cognitive tests and magnetic resonance imaging techniques (measuring brain activity and brain chemistry using the MRI magnet). The overall goal of the study is to examine how the medication N-acetylcysteine (NAC), when added to tryptophan, affects various cognitive functions, such as verbal and visual memory. The investigators will also use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to examine how NAC affects brain activity and chemicals.

NCT ID: NCT03757988 Completed - Schizophrenia Clinical Trials

Targeting Physical Health in Schizophrenia: Physical Activity Can Enhance Life

PACE-life
Start date: December 6, 2018
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

Purpose: To develop and test the feasibility of an exercise intervention that combines group walking, activity tracking, and heart rate monitoring, and determine the effectiveness of this intervention on the physical and mental health for individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Participants: 14 individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Procedures (methods): During the baseline assessment, subjects will be provided with a Fitbit wristband and instructed how to use it. During the first group session, subjects will be taught how to use their heart rate (on the Fitbit) to determine how fast subjects should walk (to achieve the appropriate exercise dosage). Information on proper care, usage, and how to determine the appropriate heart from the watch, which will be used to guide the intensity of the walk will be provided to subjects and reviewed at each group session. For all clinic based group sessions, subjects will arrive at the STEP clinic to meet the entire group and leaders and be reminded of the heart rate (HR) that corresponds with the intensity of that group session. Next, the group will go outside and walk for 30 minutes. At the completion of 30 minutes, everyone will go back into the clinic for water and review of the walk. After the second group session of each week, subjects will receive weekly progress reports of their steps and minutes spent walking the prior week (obtained from Fitbit devices). During this session, subjects will also set individual goals for the upcoming week for both their "intensity walks" and total steps per day.

NCT ID: NCT03201757 Completed - Schizophrenia Clinical Trials

Study to Evaluate the Long-term Safety, Tolerability, and Durability of Treatment Effect of ALKS 3831

Start date: June 15, 2017
Phase: Phase 3
Study type: Interventional

This study will evaluate the long-term safety, tolerability, and durability of treatment effect of ALKS 3831 in subjects with schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, or bipolar I disorder

NCT ID: NCT03061136 Withdrawn - Schizophrenia Clinical Trials

Clonazepam Effects on Brain Oscillations and Cognition in Schizophrenia

KGB
Start date: October 2016
Phase: Phase 4
Study type: Interventional

Cognitive deficits are some of the most prominent and disabling symptoms of schizophrenia. Evidence suggests that schizophrenia involves alterations to the functioning of a neural system under the control of a brain chemical called GABA. The present project will compare the effects of low-dose clonazepam (at a sub-sedating dose) to placebo, for effects on GABA- modulated brain activity measured by EEG, and associated cognitive processes in people who have schizophrenia.

NCT ID: NCT03043820 Completed - Schizophrenia Clinical Trials

Raloxifene Augmentation in Patients With a Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder

RAPSODI
Start date: August 2016
Phase: Phase 3
Study type: Interventional

There is increasing clinical and molecular evidence for the role of hormones and specifically estrogen and its receptor in schizophrenia. A selective estrogen receptor modulator, raloxifene, stimulates estrogen-like activity in brain and can improve cognition in older adults. The present study will test the extent to which adjunctive raloxifene treatment improved cognition and reduced symptoms in young to middle-age men and women with schizophrenia. 110 patients with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder will be recruited in a multicenter twelve-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel trial of adjunctive 120mg raloxifene treatment in addition to their usual antipsychotic medications. The investigators hypothesize that daily treatment with raloxifene 120 milligrams (mg) in addition to antipsychotic treatment improves cognition, reduces psychotic symptoms, increases social and personal functioning and reduces health care costs, as compared to placebo.

NCT ID: NCT02949232 Terminated - Schizophrenia Clinical Trials

Prednisolone Addition for Patients With Recent-onset Psychotic Disorder

Start date: July 2014
Phase: Phase 4
Study type: Interventional

Treatment with prednisolone can be used as a proof of concept to investigate the possibility of immune modulation as a treatment for schizophrenia. It is expected that daily treatment with prednisolone in addition to antipsychotic treatment reduces psychotic symptoms and improves cognition, as compared to placebo. The investigators propose to investigate the effects of administering the corticosteroid prednisolone versus placebo in addition to standard antipsychotic medication in patients with early stage schizophrenia or related disorders, hypothesizing that a decrease in the overall low-grade cerebral inflammation due to prednisolon treatment will be expressed as a decrease in overall symptom severity., Secondly, addition of prednisolone is hypothesised to slow down cognitive deterioration in recent-onset psychosis patients. Finally, the investigators aim to determine whether indirect immunological parameters of the hypothesised low grade inflammation status in schizophrenia are shifted due to the addition of prednisolone.

NCT ID: NCT02823041 Completed - Schizophrenia Clinical Trials

Enhancing Cognitive Training Through Exercise Following a First Schizophrenia Episode

CT&E-RCT
Start date: October 13, 2016
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

This is a confirmatory randomized controlled trial of the efficacy of a novel intervention combining neuroplasticity-based cognitive training with aerobic exercise, compared to the same systematic cognitive training alone. Treatment occurs for 6 months after randomization, with a followup assessment at 12 months. The investigators hypothesize that combining neuroplasticity-based computerized cognitive training and neurotrophin-enhancing physical exercise will produce neurotrophin increases and cognitive and functional improvements, even relative to cognitive training alone. The investigators target the period shortly after a first episode of schizophrenia to maximize the generalization of cognitive improvement to functional outcome, before chronic disability is established.

NCT ID: NCT02787122 Completed - Schizophrenia Clinical Trials

Pilot-trial of Emotion-focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Patients With Schizophrenia

CBT-E
Start date: January 1, 2014
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

The present study is a pilot single-blind randomized controlled therapy study. Its aim is to assess the efficacy of an emotion-focussed form of Cognitive behavior Therapy that focusses on emotional processes that are involved in the formation and maintenance of delusions such as emotional stability, emotion regulation and self-esteem.