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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00328952
Date of registration: 22/05/2006
Primary sponsor: Seoul National University Hospital
Public title: Changes in Auditory Verbal Hallucination During Atypical Antipsychotic Treatment of Patients With Schizophrenia
Scientific title: Naturalistic Multicenter Study of Changes in Auditory Verbal Hallucination During Atypical Antipsychotic Treatment of Schizophrenia
Date of first enrolment: August 2004
Target sample size: 40
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00328952
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Prospective  
Countries of recruitment
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Name:   Jong-Hoon Kim, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  Gachon University Gil Medical Center
Name:   Jung Seo Yi, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  Hallym University Medical Center
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Male or female patients, 15-65 years of age

- Patients must have a diagnosis of schizophrenia according to the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV)>

- Patients experiencing vivid AVH confirmed by score of 4 or above using hallucinatory
behavior item on Positive And Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS).

- Patients who are drug-naive or drug-free for more than 4 weeks.

- Patients who are scheduled to receive atypical antipsychotic medication.

- Each patient must provide written informed consent after full explanation of study
protocol, and authorized legal guardian must understand the nature of the study and
must also give assent to study participation.

- Subjects who are fluent in Korean.

Exclusion Criteria:

- DSM-IV substance (except nicotine or caffeine) dependence within the past 1 year.

- Mental retardation (IQ < 70).

- Neurological disorders including epilepsy, stroke, or severe head trauma.

- Clinically significant laboratory abnormalities, on any of the following tests: CBC
with differential, electrolytes, BUN, creatinine, hepatic transaminases, urinalysis
and EKG.

- Treatment with an injectable depot neuroleptic within less than three dosing interval
between the last depot neuroleptic injections and baseline.

- History of electroconvulsive therapy or transcranial magnetic stimulation within the
past 3 months.

- Subjects who are not fluent in Korean.



Age minimum: 15 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Hallucinations
Schizophrenia
Intervention(s)
Primary Outcome(s)
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
KYS-2006-05018
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Gachon University Gil Medical Center
Hallym University Medical Center
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