Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: The intervention groups include two groups. "First intervention group": 40 schizophrenic patients with aggression selected by randomization method who receive typical antipsychotic med
Sponsors
Research Vice-Chancellor of Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Schizophrenic patients based on DSM-5 and confirmed by a psychiatrist Having an episode of physical assault on another person during hospitalization Aggression, which is evident in the presence of another aggressive event, either physical or verbal or against property
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: patients with bipolar disorder, personality disorder and schizoaffective disorder, drug addiction Pregnant or lactating mothers Patients with uncontrolled medical conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure Patients with severe cognitive disease, severe organic brain disease, or severe mental retardation Lack of cooperation in regular drug use during the study period Change of target drugs for any reason to non-study drugs during the study period Hospitalization for more than one year Use of long-acting injectable antipsychotics within thirty days before randomization
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Effectiveness and side effects of drugs in schizophrenia patients. Timepoint: Before starting the drug, 24 and 48 hours after taking the drug, 1 week, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks after taking the drug. Method of measurement: Modified Overt Aggression Scale (MOAS). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMasoume Nazari Nesab
Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed