Antidepressant Controlled Trial for Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia

Summary

The aim of this double-blind, placebo-controlled trial is to establish the clinical and cost effectiveness of an SSRI antidepressant, citalopram, in the management of persistent negative symptoms of schizophrenia over a year.

Timeline

Start

2011-07

Primary completion

2014-12

Completion

2015-01

Publications

• Results Barnes TR, Leeson VC, Paton C, Costelloe C, Simon J, Kiss N, Osborn D, Killaspy H, Craig TK, Lewis S, Keown P, Ismail S, Crawford M, Baldwin D, Lewis G, Geddes J, Kumar M, Pathak R, Taylor S. Antidepressant Controlled Trial For Negative Symptoms In Schizophrenia (ACTIONS): a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised clinical trial. Health Technol Assess. 2016 Apr;20(29):1-46. doi: 10.3310/hta20290.

Drugs

Indications