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CompletedNCT00683709

Specialized Clozapine Clinic for Bipolar and Schizoaffective Disorder

Metabolic Side Effects, Diet and Exercise Counseling and Brain Function in a Naturalistic Clinical Trial of Clozapine for Treatment Resistant Bipolar and Schizoaffective Disorder

Status
Completed
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
48 (estimated)
Sponsor
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Bipolar Disorder (BD) and Schizoaffective Disorder (SA) clients. * determine if after 12 months of treatment with clozapine, the BMI changes with clients who are councelled as usual regarding weight gain while on Clozapine. * determine if after 12 months of treatment with clozapine, the BMI changes with intense, structured councelling about diet and exercise.

Detailed description

To determine whether the changes in BMI produced in subjects with Bipolar Disorder (BD) and Schizoaffective Disorder (SA) by 12 months of treatment with clozapine, can be diminished after an intense and highly structured intervention focused on diet and exercise, compared with the usual brief counseling regarding weight gain on this drug.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALCounselling as Usual5 - 20 minutes, about the effects of clozapine on body weight, appetite, blood sugar and fats such as cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood, and how these might affect your health in the future.
BEHAVIORALCBT45 - 60 minutes individual treatment sessions focused on nutrition, exercise and weight control and will occur weekly for 4 weeks. After this, 10 group sessions focused on weight reduction will be held every 2 weeks. This will be followed by 6 group sessions focused on weight maintenance held every 2 weeks.

Timeline

Start date
2007-01-01
Primary completion
2011-07-01
Completion
2011-07-01
First posted
2008-05-23
Last updated
2011-08-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00683709. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.