Overview

Strategies to Reduce Antipsychotic-Associated Weight Gain in Youth

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2012-10-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this pilot study is to determine whether starting metformin in conjunction with a second-generation antipsychotic (SGA) and providing information about healthy eating and activity will prevent or reduce the amount of weight gain and the metabolic changes in adolescent youth typically seen with second-generation antipsychotic medication.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Collaborator:
Foundation of Hope, North Carolina
Treatments:
Antipsychotic Agents
Metformin