Jarskog 2009.
Trial name or title | Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) for schizophrenia. |
Methods | Allocation: randomised.
Blindness: double.
Duration: 6 weeks. Funded by Stanley Foundation. |
Participants | Diagnosis: schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder.
N = 30.
Age: unclear. Sex (M:F): men only. Setting: unclear. History: persistent symptoms with prior adequate trials of antipsychotic drugs. Excluded: unclear. Country: USA. |
Interventions | 1. DHEA: dose 400 mg/day. 2. Placebo. Other concurrent treatments: unclear, DHEA administered as adjunctive treatment. |
Outcomes | Mental state: positive and negative symptoms, psychopathology (PANSS). Global state: CGI. Adverse effects: AIMS. |
Starting date | Unclear. |
Contact information | Dr L Fredrik Jarskog 1. Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CB # 7160 2. Neurosciences Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA Email address: jarskog@med.unc.edu |
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