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Berberine Treat Metabolic Syndrome in Schizophrenia

Berberine in the Treatment of Metabolic Syndrome : an Open Label Clinical Study in Female Schizophrenia Patients

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03251716
Enrollment
36
Registered
2017-08-16
Start date
2015-01-01
Completion date
2017-12-30
Last updated
2018-04-25

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Female, Metabolic Syndrome, Schizophrenia

Keywords

Metabolic syndrome, Schizophrenia, Efficacy, Female, Berberine

Brief summary

In early clinical study investigators confirmed that berberine could prevent glucose and lipid metabolism disorder in schizophrenia, so investigators intend to verify the effect and safety of berberine in treatment for metabolic syndrome in schizophrenia.

Detailed description

This study is an open lable clinical intervention trial, include 30 female subjects with diagnosis of schizophrenia and metabolic syndrome.Participants will be given berberine( 300mgTID) as an add-on therapy lasting 8 weeks.

Interventions

DRUGberberine

berberine 300mg TID add-on for berberine adjunctive group

Sponsors

Tianjin Anding Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. subjects with the diagnosis of schizophrenia depend on Statistical Manual, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) ; 2. Female subjects aged 18-60 years; 3. monotherapy of atypical antipsychotics for 2 weeks or more , including olanzapine, clozapine, risperidone, and perphenazine; 4. subjects with diagnosis of metabolic syndrome depending on guidelines for the prevention and treatment of dyslipidemia in Chinese adults in 2007; 5. the subjects and their guardians sign the informed consent agreement.

Exclusion criteria

1. subjects with diagnosis of other psychiatric disorders except schizophrenia depend on DSM-5; 2. chronic organic diseases involving any central nervous system, such as tumors and inflammation, brain trauma, active seizures, vascular diseases, Parkinson's disease, myasthenia gravis, and other degenerative diseases; 3. a history of gastrointestinal surgery or the presence of any possibility of interfering with the absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of drugs situation; 4. used long-acting antipsychotic drugs or receive electroconvulsive therapy (MECT) or receive transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy in the last 1 months; 5. serious physical diseases, including uncontrolled hypertension, severe cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and pulmonary diseases, thyroid diseases, etc; 6. currently receiving anti-inflammatory or immunosuppressive treatment, including oral steroids; 7. a history of chronic infection, including tuberculosis, AIDS and hepatitis; 8. allergic to berberine,or hemolytic anemia or glucose -6- phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency; 9. pregnant women, lactating women; 10. participants were involved in other clinical trials within 1 months prior to the signing of informed consent 11. other reasons judged by the researchers to be inappropriate for the clinical study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change of FBGChange from Baseline serum fasting biood glucose at 8 weeksSerum fasting biood glucose

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change of TGChange from Baseline serum triglyceride at 8 weeksSerum triglyceride
Change of LDLChange from Baseline serum low density lipoprotein at 8 weeksSerum low density lipoprotein
Change of BPChange from Baseline Systolic Blood Pressure at 8 weeksSystolic blood pressure
Change of waistChange from Baseline waistline at 8 weeksWaistline

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026