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Awarded Trial: 06T-811

Grant ID

06T-811

Illness

Schizophrenia

Primary Drug/Intervention

Taurine

Primary Dosage

4 g/day

Secondary Drug Intervention

N/A

Secondary Dosage

N/A

Other Drug/Intervention

N/A

Other Dosage

N/A

Status

Completed

Investigator

O'Donnell

Sample Size

128

Duration of Study Period for Each Subject

12 weeks

Outcome Measurements

PANSS, SANS, exBPRSvs4, CGI, CDSS, YMRS, and GAF

Results

Randomized 86 patients with first-episode psychosis to taurine 4 gms or placebo for 12 weeks. The taurine had no effect on cognitive function but did produce significant improvement in BRPS total, CDSS total, GAF, and PANSS general scores. The effect on psychopathology was small to moderate.

Publication

N/A

Link

N/A

PI Name

Colin O'Donnell

Degree

MB Bch BAO,

Center

N/A

Institution

University of Melbourne

Address

35 Poplar Road

City or Town

Parkville

State or Province

Victoria

Zip or Postal Code

3052

Country

Australia

Email Address

colin.o'donnell@mh.org.au