Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of MMFS-202-302 on Cognitive Enhancement in Schizophrenia

Lead Sponsor:

Northwestern University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Neurocentria, Inc.

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

Conditions:

Schizophrenia

Schizoaffective Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The goals of this study are to study MMFS-202-302 in a double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled 9-week study of its effect on ameliorating cognitive deficits in 60 patients with schizophrenia or s...

Detailed Description

One of the symptoms of schizophrenia is a problem with specific domains of cognition, even when the positive symptoms have been treated. The primary goal of this study is to determine the effectivenes...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All patients must be capable of giving written informed consent.
  • Male or female subjects of any race; between 18 to 60 years of age, inclusive.
  • No hospitalization other than for evaluation in the past four months
  • Resides in a stable living situation, according to the investigator's judgment.
  • Diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder of at least one-year duration, as established by the Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (SCID-I), and verified with medical records and/or confirmation of diagnosis by the treating clinician. The illness is in a nonacute phase as determined by the subject's primary treating clinician
  • Current psychotropic drug treatment consists of monotherapy with an atypical antipsychotic drug.
  • No more than a mild level of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) as determined by the Simpson Angus Scale (SAS) total score: ≤ 6
  • Not taking anticholinergic medication for EPS
  • No evidence of tardive dyskinesia
  • Subjects healthy enough to complete a 9-week clinical trial
  • Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at screening and baseline, and agree to use adequate protection (i.e. double barrier method) for birth control.
  • Able to complete cognition assessments in English
  • General intellectual abilities falling broadly within the average estimated intelligence quotient (IQ) \> 80, as measured by the Wide Range Achievement Test - 4th Edition (WRAT-IV).

Exclusion

  • Failure to perform screening or baseline examinations
  • Hospitalization within 8 weeks before screening, or change of antipsychotic medication or dose within 2 months prior to screening
  • Subjects who have participated in another clinical trial with an experimental medication within the past 2 months.
  • Patient has had cognitive battery similar to those used in this study within the last 12 months
  • Subjects with other Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-V) Axis I or Axis II primary diagnoses
  • Diagnosis of alcohol or substance abuse or dependence within the past 3 months,
  • Significant suicide risk as determined by the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
  • Subjects who plan to begin a new course of cognitive remediation therapy, or have been receiving cognitive remediation therapy for less than one year. .
  • History of myocardial infarction, unstable angina, uncontrolled hypotension or hypertension within 3 months before screening.
  • Clinically significant abnormality on screening ECG
  • Alanine transaminase (ALT) or aspartate transaminase (AST) \> 2.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • History of stroke, brain tumor, head trauma with loss of consciousness, or other clinically significant neurological condition within 12 months before screening
  • Subjects with other uncontrolled medical conditions, in the opinion of the investigator
  • Polypharmacy with two or more antipsychotic drugs or mood stabilizers
  • Use of benzodiazepines
  • Individuals with kidney dysfunction will not be enrolled, as dysfunctional kidneys may have difficulty clearing the magnesium from the body
  • Individuals who are currently taking magnesium supplements

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02237235

Start Date

August 1 2014

End Date

August 1 2017

Last Update

June 22 2025

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Northwestern University Psychiatric Clinical Research Program

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611