Schizophrenia
Conditions
Keywords
Schizophrenia
Brief summary
Patients eligible for entry into the study have a diagnosis of schizophrenia defined by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) criteria and of a chronic or sub-chronic nature.The primary purpose of the study is to observe symptoms changes over 6 months in schizophrenia in patients treated with Seroquel; additionally disease severity and treatment compliance are followed
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* To assess at baseline and after treatment administration the severity of the illness in patients with schizophrenia, using the scores obtained after the application of the CGI scale * To assess the changes in symptoms of patients treated with Seroquel for 24 weeks, using BPRS (Brief Psychiatry Rating Scale) as measuring tool
Exclusion criteria
* All the patients who have a known hypersensitivity to Seroquel /quetiapine or any of its excipients will not be included in this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale - BPRS | Monthly at every clinic visit- 7 times |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinical Global Impression Severity of Illness | Monthly/ at every clinic visit-7 times |
| CGI-S Clinical Global Impression Improvement CGI -I | Monthly/ at every clinic visit except first visit- 6 times |