A Double-Blind Trial of Adjunctive Valacyclovir to Improve Cognition in Early Phase Schizophrenia

Summary

The primary aim of the study is to determine the efficacy of adjunctive valacyclovir, in comparison to placebo, to improve visual (Brief Visuospatial Memory Test) and working (composite score of the Spatial Span and Letter Number Span tests) memory in individuals who are HSV-1 positive and early in the course of schizophrenia. We hypothesize that individuals who are HSV-1 positive, but not those who are HSV-1 negative, will demonstrate significant valacyclovir efficacy for visual and working memory.

Timeline

Start

2014-03-26

Primary completion

2017-06-20

Completion

2017-06-20

Publications

• Breier A, Buchanan RW, D'Souza D, Nuechterlein K, Marder S, Dunn W, Preskorn S, Macaluso M, Wurfel B, Maguire G, Kakar R, Highum D, Hoffmeyer D, Coskinas E, Litman R, Vohs JL, Radnovich A, Francis MM, Metzler E, Visco A, Mehdiyoun N, Yang Z, Zhang Y, Yolken RH, Dickerson FB. Herpes simplex virus 1 infection and valacyclovir treatment in schizophrenia: Results from the VISTA study. Schizophr Res. 2019 Apr;206:291-299. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2018.11.002. Epub 2018 Nov 23.

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