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Nicotine Effects on Endophenotypes of Schizophrenia
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Transdermal nicotine patch and Placebo patch for Schizophrenia. Completed, enrolled 121 participants.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to test the effects of nicotine on cognition with the following schizophrenia endophenotypes: prepulse inhibition, antisaccades, the continuous performance test, spatial working memory and a verbal memory task. Schizophrenia patients, unaffected first-degree relatives of schizophrenia patients and healthy controls receive transdermal nicotine in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
7mg transdermal nicotine patch (non-smoking subjects) 14mg transdermal nicotine patch (smoking subjects)
Placebo patch