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Family Study in Schizophrenia

Sponsor
Sheba Medical Center (Other)
Overall Status
Unknown status
CT.gov ID
NCT00418912
Collaborator
(none)
100
Enrollment
2
Locations
22.1
Duration (Months)
50
Patients Per Site
2.3
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness which is considered to have, among other, a genetic etiology. One of the most efficient tools in genetic-psychiatry is the investigation of multiplex families.

The current study will identify patients of multiplex families and to map their family connections and the presence of mental illnesses among family members.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase

    Study Design

    Study Type:
    Observational
    Anticipated Enrollment :
    100 participants
    Observational Model:
    Family-Based
    Time Perspective:
    Prospective
    Study Start Date :
    Mar 1, 2007
    Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
    Dec 1, 2008
    Anticipated Study Completion Date :
    Jan 1, 2009

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

      Eligibility Criteria

      Criteria

      Ages Eligible for Study:
      18 Years and Older
      Sexes Eligible for Study:
      All
      Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
      No
      Inclusion Criteria:

      1. Schizophrenia

      2. Multiplex family

      3. Able to understand and sign the informed concent form.

      4. Hebrew speaker

      Contacts and Locations

      Locations

      Site City State Country Postal Code
      1 Psychiatric unit, Sheba Medical Center Tel Hashomer Israel 52621
      2 Seba Medical Center Tel Hashomer Israel

      Sponsors and Collaborators

      • Sheba Medical Center

      Investigators

      • Principal Investigator: Raz Gross, MD, Mental Health Epidemiology & Psychosocial Aspects of Illness, The Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer , Israel
      • Study Director: Michael Bunzel, MD, Psychiatric Unit, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel

      Study Documents (Full-Text)

      None provided.

      More Information

      Publications

      None provided.
      Responsible Party:
      , ,
      ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
      NCT00418912
      Other Study ID Numbers:
      • SHEBA-06-4329-RG-CTIL
      First Posted:
      Jan 5, 2007
      Last Update Posted:
      Feb 15, 2008
      Last Verified:
      Feb 1, 2008
      Additional relevant MeSH terms:
      Schizophrenia

      Study Results

      No Results Posted as of Feb 15, 2008