Status:

WITHDRAWN

Efficacy and Safety of Metformin in Preventing Patients With Risperidone From Weight Gain and Amenorrhea

Lead Sponsor:

Central South University

Conditions:

Weight Gain

Amenorrhea

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-40 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Some previous studies has demonstrated that Metformin can improve the weight gain which caused by antipsychotics. An our study, which will be published, also found that Metformin can improve the ameno...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age 18-40 years.
  • diagnosis of schizophrenia (naive first-episode) as defined in DSM-IV axis I.
  • At screening, patients were required to have total score ≥60 on Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and ≥4 on the Clinical Global Impression-severity scale (CGI-S).
  • treat with Risperidone.
  • Never participate in a diet control nor in other weight loss programs, and have a normal Period.
  • Written informed consents could be obtained from patients(or their Legal guardian).

Exclusion

  • Female patients, those who were in the period of pregnancy and lactation, or plan pregnancy, were excluded.
  • Patients with serious physical disease patients, just like Epilepsy, liver and kidney dysfunction, diabetes, blood diseases, etc were excluded.
  • At screening, patients with abnormal results in physical examination, laboratory test, or electrocardiogram (ECG) were excluded.
  • Patients were also excluded if they met primary DSM-IV axis I psychiatric disorders other than schizophrenia, or ever used psychoactive substance.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01423487

Start Date

August 1 2011

End Date

August 1 2013

Last Update

August 2 2012

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Mental Health Institute of The Second Xiangya Hospital

Changsha, Hunan, China, 410011