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. 2016 Jan 4;2016(1):CD006995. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006995.pub2

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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