Brain Cell Injury in Patients With A First Episode of Psychosis

Completed

Conditions studied: Psychoses

In brief

Patients experiencing a first episode of psychosis may have brain cell damage due to a chemical process called oxidation. This study will compare patients with psychosis to healthy volunteers to determine if there are differences in their blood that reflect oxidative brain cell damage.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00070889

Run by

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

People needed

30

Starts

1999-09-01

Expected to finish

2004-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2006-08-18

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 45. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients must meet clinical diagnostic criteria for psychosis
• Healthy (control) volunteers must not have any family history of mental illness

Where it is running

• Medical College of Georgia — Augusta, Georgia, United States

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