Antidepressant Treatment in Older Adults With Schizophrenia

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Schizophrenia

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of citalopram (Celexa) for the treatment of depressive symptoms in middle-aged and elderly patients with schizophrenia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00047450

Run by

Veterans Medical Research Foundation

People needed

212

Starts

2001-09-01

Expected to finish

2007-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-08-09

Who can join

Age: 40 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
• HAM-D score of 8 or above
• Antipsychotic medication treatment

Where it is running

• San Diego VA Medical Center — San Diego, California, United States
• Veterans Administration Hospital of Cincinnati — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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