Antidepressant Treatment in Older Adults With Schizophrenia

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2007-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of citalopram (Celexa) for the treatment of depressive symptoms in middle-aged and elderly patients with schizophrenia.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Veterans Medical Research Foundation
• Collaborator: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• Treatments: Citalopram; Dexetimide

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder

• HAM-D score of 8 or above

• Antipsychotic medication treatment