Conditions: Schizophrenia
Keywords: schizophrenia antipsychotic risperidone
Allocation: NA | Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Enrollment: 12
Healthy volunteers: yes

Brief summary:
DESCRIPTION: (Verbatim from the Applicant's Abstract) Abnormalities of eye movement control and spatial cognition are well-established deficits in schizophrenia. However, the regional disturbances in brain function causing these deficits are not yet known. This application proposes a series of integrated behavioral studies designed to identify causes of deficits in schizophrenia.

Detailed description:
We will be assessing clinical symptoms and cognition before and after treatment.

Arms:
arm 1: Antipsychotic

Interventions: intervention 1: Antipsychotic
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Risperidone is the first line antipsychotic followed by others per clinician choice. Flexible dosing QD x 4-6 weeks.

Protocol document: