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Intranasal Insulin Treatment in Patients With Schizophrenia

NCT00575666

RandomizedParallel-groupQuadruple-blindTreatment

Summary

This study is an 8-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of intranasal insulin as an adjunctive therapy, with a 4-week follow-up, in 60 non-diabetic schizophrenia subjects to examine insulin's effect on psychopathology and cognition. In addition, the study will examine insulin's effects on weight, food intake, resting energy expenditure, and body composition.

Timeline

Start
2007-12
Primary completion
2010-09
Completion
2010-09

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Insulin Protein / enzyme biologic 40 iu Intranasal

Indications