Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 5:02 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 5:02 AM
NCT ID:
NCT02166918
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria for patients recruited from those attending the outpatient units of the University Psychiatric Clinics of Naples, Turin, Genova and Bari:
1. diagnosis of schizophrenia according to DSM-IV, confirmed with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSMIV - Patient version (SCID-I-P),
2. age between 18 and 65 years
Exclusion Criteria for patients:
1. a history of head trauma with loss of consciousness,
2. neurological disease,
3. history of alcoholism or substance abuse in the last six months,
4. pregnancy,
5. inability to provide informed consent,
6. moderate or severe mental retardation,
7. changes in antipsychotic therapy and hospitalization for exacerbation of symptoms in the 3 months prior to inclusion in the study.
Exclusion criteria for unaffected relatives and healthy controls:
1. a positive personal history of psychiatric disorders and/or
2. a family history of mood or psychotic disorders or hospitalization in a psychiatric hospital.
3. any degree of mental retardation
4. current use of medications with central nervous system effects.
5. those listed in a-e for patients
The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM IV Non Patients Version (SCID-NP-I) and the SCID II will be administered to both healthy controls and family members.
Healthy Volunteers:
True
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
65 Years
Study:
NCT02166918
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02166918