ECT Schizophrenia Serotonin Study

N/AUnknownNCT00278668

Sha'ar Menashe Mental Health Center15 enrolled

Overview

We suggest to investigate serotonin uptake in schizophrenia patients receiving ECT

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Schizophrenia

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 55 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: Participants must meet DSM-IV criteria for schizophrenia, as assessed by the Structured Clinical Interview - Patient Version (SCID) (First et al., 1995). Ages 18 -55 Men and/or women - Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of neurological disorders, active substance abuse in the previous 3 months. 2. Estimated IQ less then 70. 3. SSRIs treatment 4 weeks prior to the study. 4. Any subject suffering from inflammatory fever disease will be excluded from the study. \-

Central Contacts

Avi Peled, MD

CONTACT

972522844050 av_peled@netvision.net.il

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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