Neurocognitive Effects of Ziprasidone: Relationship to Working Memory and Dopamine Blockade
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2008-10-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Ziprasidone is a newer drug intended for the treatment of the symptoms of schizophrenia. This
new drug may have an added benefit of being able to help with some of the difficulties in
problem solving and memory that many patients with schizophrenia experience. The present
study wants to look at ziprasidone and two other drugs frequently used to treat the symptoms
of schizophrenia (risperidone and olanzapine) to see if problem solving and memory get better
with ziprasidone treatment. Moreover, we will look at symptoms and how they change with
treatment.