schizophrenia
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Study group inclusion criteria: 1) Meets the diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia in the U.S. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5); 2) Previously treated with OLZ monotherapy and currently stabilized with a PANSS score of <70; (3) Meet the diagnostic criteria of the Chinese Medical Association Diabetes Branch 2020 on metabolic syndrome [at least three of the following: (1) abdominal obesity (i.e., central obesity): waist circumference =90 cm for men and =85 cm for women; (2) hyperglycemia: fasting blood glucose =6.1 mmol/L or blood glucose =7.8 mmol/L at 2 h after glycemic load and/or diabetes mellitus that has already been diagnosed and treated Those with hypertension; (3) hypertension: blood pressure = 130/85 mmHg (1 mmHg=0.133 kPa) and/or those who have been recognized and treated for hypertension; (4) fasting TG = 1.70 mmol/L; (5) fasting HDL-C < l.04 mmol/L]. (4) Age 18-45 years, willingness to improve metabolic syndrome, and ability to cooperate in signing the informed consent; (5) Psychiatric history of less than 6 years, medical history in which ARI has not proved ineffective for the patient, and consent to alternative treatment of OLZ with ARI as the target drug. Control group 1 inclusion criteria: 1) Fulfilment of the diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia in the US Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5); 2) Single aripiprazole treatment for no shorter than 2 months at any dose; 3) Age 18-45 years old, stable condition, nno antipsychotic dose type or dose adjustment for at least 8 weeks, and PANSS score <70; 4) Not meeting the diagnostic criteria for metabolic syndrome and not comorbid with severe somatic diseases. Control group 2 inclusion criteria: 1) Fulfilment of the diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia in the US Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5); 2) Single olanzapine treatment for no shorter than 2 months at any dose; 3) Age 18-45 years old, stable condition, no antipsychotic dose type or dose adjustment for at least 8 weeks, and PANSS score <70; 4) Not meeting the diagnostic criteria for metabolic syndrome and not comorbid with severe somatic diseases.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Refractory schizophrenia with poor prior efficacy of aripiprazole, comorbidities with other serious physical illnesses, where the patient is at risk for suicide or harm to others; history of organic brain disease and significant physical illness; consistent with diagnosis of other psychiatric disorders, such as affective disorders, depression, and other psychiatric disorders; and evidence of medication dependence and psychoactive substance use.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Metabolic syndrome; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Enterobacteriology;Fasting insulin;Leptin;Orexin A;PCSK9;ABCG1 methylation; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Wuhan Mental Health Center