NCT02458924

Niacin Skin Flush Response in Patients With Schizophrenia

Niacin Skin Flush Response in Patients With Schizophrenia, Their First Degree Relatives, Bipolar Disorder Patients, and Healthy Controls

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2 / Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Patients with schizophrenia have abnormal skin flush response to niacin, but the niacin skin test accuracy is not well studied in these patients. The study evaluated the niacin skin test accuracy in adult hospitalized schizophrenia patients and their first degree relatives, bipolar disorder patients, and healthy controls.

Conditions

• Schizophrenia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BIOLOGICAL	Niacin skin test	Two concentrations including 0.5 ml solutions of 0.01 M and 0.1 M diluted methyl nicotinate were applied for one minute to the inside of the different forearms of each individual.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-01-01
• Primary completion: 2014-09-01
• Completion: 2014-09-01
• First posted: 2015-06-01
• Last updated: 2015-06-02