A Study of Strategies to Improve Schizophrenia Treatment
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
In brief
The goal of this project is to translate research findings about key aspects of antipsychotic treatment into routine care through a multi-component intervention, focusing on improving two aspects of medication management that are directly linked to patient outcomes: 1) monitoring for potentially serious metabolic side effects of newer antipsychotic medication, and 2) increasing the appropriate use of clozapine for treatment-refractory patients.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00156637
- Run by
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
- People needed
- 106
- Starts
- 2005-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2008-03-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-04-07
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- SITE: 300 or more patients with schizophrenia diagnosis Below national VA average on high antipsychotic dosing (dosing sites) or use of clozapine (clozapine sites)?Site leader buy-in
- PATIENT: Clinical diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
- 18-65 years of age Had at least 1 inpatient stays or outpatient visits to facility in past year [Dosing Sites] Filled antipsychotic prescription at dose that exceeds guideline recommendations in past 3 months [Clozapine Sites] Scores positive on computer routine to identify potential candidates for a trial of clozapine
You may not qualify if…
- SITE:No affiliation with an Institutional Review Board or Research and Development office for protocol review/approval PATIENT: No access to telephone Enrolled in a conflicting study
Where it is running
- Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks, Fayetteville, AR — Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
- Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center, Little Rock, AR — No. Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
- Dayton VA Medical Center, Dayton, OH — Dayton, Ohio, United States
- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX — Houston, Texas, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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