Oxytocin Add on Study for Stable Schizophrenic Patients

Summary

The objective of the study is to compare the efficacy of intranasal oxytocin versus intranasal placebo to improve symptoms in schizophrenia patients who have residual symptoms despite being on adequate treatment with antipsychotic medication.

Timeline

Start

2008-03

Primary completion

2014-03

Completion

2014-03

Outcome

Outcome not reported

Stopped (Business): “Break in funding”

Publications

• Feifel D, Macdonald K, Cobb P, Minassian A. Adjunctive intranasal oxytocin improves verbal memory in people with schizophrenia. Schizophr Res. 2012 Aug;139(1-3):207-10. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2012.05.018. Epub 2012 Jun 8.
• Feifel D, Macdonald K, Nguyen A, Cobb P, Warlan H, Galangue B, Minassian A, Becker O, Cooper J, Perry W, Lefebvre M, Gonzales J, Hadley A. Adjunctive intranasal oxytocin reduces symptoms in schizophrenia patients. Biol Psychiatry. 2010 Oct 1;68(7):678-80. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.04.039. Epub 2010 Jul 7.

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