Family Study in Schizophrenia

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00418912

Enrollment

100

Registered

2007-01-05

Start date

2007-03-31

Completion date

2009-01-31

Last updated

2008-02-15

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Conditions

Family, Genetics, Schizophrenia

Brief summary

Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness which is considered to have, among other, a genetic etiology. One of the most efficient tools in genetic-psychiatry is the investigation of multiplex families. The current study will identify patients of multiplex families and to map their family connections and the presence of mental illnesses among family members.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

FAMILY_BASED

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Schizophrenia 2. Multiplex family 3. Able to understand and sign the informed concent form. 4. Hebrew speaker

Countries

Israel

Contacts

Primary ContactRaz Gross, MD

razg@gertner.health.gov.il972-3-5303962

Backup ContactMichael Bunzel, MD

972-3-530

Outcome results