Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy of Lifestyle Interventions and Metformin for the Treatment of Antipsychotic-Induced Weight Gain

Lead Sponsor:

Central South University

Conditions:

Weight Gain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-45 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Lifestyle intervention and certain medications have been shown to be effective for antipsychotic-induced weight gain, but no controlled studies have compared psychological and pharmacological therapie...

Detailed Description

The study was designed as a double-blind randomized controlled trial, with research assessors and patients intended to be blind to the intervention status. The staff members performing the assessment ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All participants met the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder-Fourth Edition (DSM-Ⅳ) criteria for schizophrenia27.
  • Participants were required to get weight gain more than 10% of their predrug body weight during less than 12 months of treatment with a targeted antipsychotic agent- clozapine, olanzapine, risperidone or sulpiride.
  • The duration of illness for all participants was less than 12 months.
  • Participants could be taking only one antipsychotic, whose dose had not changed by changed by more than 25% over the past 3 months.
  • All patients were stable outpatient.
  • The total score of Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) for all patients could be ≤60.
  • All participants were ensured that they could be carefully taken care of by one of their parents or guardians during the trial.

Exclusion

  • Participants were excluded from the study if they had evidence of liver or renal diseases, pregnant or lactating women, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension or diabetes mellitus, specific systemic diseases, or conditions that limited their ability to perform the lifestyle modifications, such as arthritis, pulmonary diseases, neurological or dietary restrictions.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

December 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

128 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00451399

Start Date

October 1 2004

End Date

December 1 2006

Last Update

October 31 2007

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Institute of Mental Health of The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University

Changsha, Hunan, China, 410011