Energy Homeostasis Under Treatment With Atypical Antipsychotics
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2007-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of different atypical antipsychotics on
weight changes, energy homeostasis, metabolism, energy intake as well as activity.
Patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders will be randomly assigned to be
treated with ziprasidone or olanzapine for 24 weeks.
Primary outcome parameter are the weight changes after 24 weeks.