schizophrenia
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: inpatients with a diagnosis of schizophrenial, and those in the chronic phase receiving mean daily antipsychotic doses exceeding 1000-mg CPZ eq./day.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: mental retardation, substance abuse or dependence, a history of major head trauma, serious medical or neurological disorders, or depot antipsychotic injections within the previous 3 months and electroconvulsive therapy within the previous 6 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| relapse by reduction of antipsychotics | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| cognitive function(digit span, vocabulary, block design) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Okada hospital