Having a diagnosis of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and being treated with certain of the newer antipsychotics are risk factors for development of diabetes. Subjects with these risk factors plus obesity and/or family history of diabetes who agree to study participation will undergo an oral glucose tolerance test. If the oral glucose tolerance test demonstrates that the subject is pre-diabetic (elevated glucose levels, but below the diabetic range), he/she will have his/her insulin resistance level measured, prior to random assignment to either stay on current antipsychotic medication or switch to ziprasidone. Insulin resistance will be measured again after four months. The primary hypothesis is that insulin resistance will decrease in those switched to ziprasidone relative to those continuing on their same antipsychotic medication.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
24
Patients assigned to ziprasidone arm are cross-titrated from current antipsychotic
The University of Texas Health Science Center At San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Insulin Sensitivity
Euglycemic clamp method
Time frame: Baseline
Insulin Sensitivity
Euglycemic clamp method
Time frame: 4-5 months
Body Mass Index
Time frame: Baseline
Body Mass Index
Time frame: 4-5 months
Abdominal Circumference
Time frame: Baseline
Abdominal Circumference
Time frame: 4-5 months
Systolic Blood Pressure
Time frame: Baseline
Systolic Blood Pressure
Time frame: 4-5 months
Diastolic Blood Pressure
Time frame: Baseline
Diastolic Blood Pressure
Time frame: 4-5 months
Triglycerides
Time frame: Baseline
Triglycerides
Time frame: 4-5 months
Cholesterol
Time frame: Baseline
Cholesterol
Time frame: 4-5 months
HDL Cholesterol
Time frame: Baseline
HDL Cholesterol
Time frame: 4-5 months
LDL Cholesterol
Time frame: Baseline
LDL Cholesterol
Time frame: 4-5 months
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