Status:

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Tryptophan-Kynurenine Pathway Metabolism in the Pathophysiology of Cognitive Impairment in Schizophrenia.

Lead Sponsor:

Tianjin Anding Hospital

Conditions:

Schizophrenia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-55 years

Brief Summary

Schizophrenia is a common, long-term mental illness. It causes problems with thoughts, feelings, and behavior, including positive symptoms (hallucinations, delusions), negative symptoms (lack of emoti...

Detailed Description

This single-center, prospective study will recruit 100 treatment-naïve, first-episode schizophrenia (SZ) patients at Tianjin Anding Hospital for an 8-week follow-up. All patients will receive monother...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy volunteers matched to the patient group on sex, age, and education level;
  • Ethnic Han Chinese;
  • Able and willing to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Significant comorbid medical or neurological conditions;
  • Any DSM-5-defined psychiatric disorder;
  • Family history of psychiatric illness spanning three or more generations;
  • Current use of psychoactive medications;
  • Refusal to provide informed consent/participate.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 19 2024

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 30 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07162467

Start Date

February 19 2024

End Date

June 30 2026

Last Update

September 9 2025

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Tianjin Anding Hospital

Tianjin, China