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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00709202
Date of registration: 01/07/2008
Primary sponsor: Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Public title: Efficacy and Tolerability Study of Betahistine to Ameliorate Antipsychotic Associated Weight Gain in Adolescents and Young Adults
Scientific title: The Attenuation of Second Generation Antipsychotic Induced Weight Gain in Adolescents and Young Adults Using Betahistine: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Date of first enrolment: July 2008
Target sample size: 40
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00709202
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Lawrence Maayan, M.D.
Address: 
Telephone: 845-398-6637
Email: lmaayan@nki.rfmh.org
Affiliation: 
Name:   Lawrence Maayan, M.D.
Address: 
Telephone: 845-398-6637
Email: lmaayan@nki.rfmh.org
Affiliation: 
Name:   Lawrence A Maayan, M.D.
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Children and adolescents ages 12-18 with a diagnosis of Schizophrenia,
Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophreniform, Bipolar I, Bipolar II, Bipolar NOS or
Psychotic Disorder NOS

- Subjects must be on either Olanzapine, Seroquel, Clozapine or Risperdal for less than
6 weeks and have gained at least 2% of the body weight during that time.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Subjects who have diabetes, hyper or hypothyroidism or other metabolic abnormalities.

- Females who are pregnant or breast-feeding.

- Diagnosis of asthma or peptic ulcer disease.

- Antihypertensive agents, Metformin, lipid-lowering agents, thyroid r replacement
therapy



Age minimum: 12 Years
Age maximum: 39 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Autism
Bipolar I Disorder
Bipolar II
Bipolar NOS
Psychotic Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
Schizoaffective Disorder
Schizophrenia
Schizophreniform;
Intervention(s)
Drug: Betahistine
Primary Outcome(s)
Changes in weight and BMI [Time Frame: Measured at each visit over a 12 week period]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Changes in satiety after a standardized meal, cholesterol, insulin, glucose and leptin levels as well as waist and hip measurements [Time Frame: Measured at week 0 and week 12]
Secondary ID(s)
07TGF-1112
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Stanley Medical Research Institute
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