Schizophrenia Clinical Trials & Treatment In Independence OH
There are over 21 million people around the world living with schizophrenia, a mental health disorder that can have a serious impact on physical health, relationships, ability to work, and overall quality of life. For many, the medications currently available to manage schizophrenia do not fully control their symptoms.
What Is Schizophrenia?
Typically diagnosed during the late teens to early 30s, schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder in which an individual’s perception of reality may have distortions. Symptoms may include disorganized thoughts and speech, hallucinations such as hearing voices or delusions, paranoia or irrational fears. People with schizophrenia may withdraw from social activities, have a loss of motivation or a hard time showing emotions.
Often confused with split personality or multiple personality disorders, schizophrenia is the result of a disruption in the way the brain processes information. When having a psychotic episode, the individual may have trouble processing what is real and what is imagined.
When treated, the symptoms of schizophrenia can be reduced as well as the incidence of psychotic episodes. There is currently no cure for this chronic brain disorder, but clinical studies are paving the way towards better treatment.
What It’s Like to Live with Schizophrenia
Throughout your daily life, your brain works constantly to process all kinds of information. To do this, it acts like a well-maintained network that allows continuous communication between the different parts of the brain that control your mood, your thoughts, and your experiences. However, in schizophrenia, disruptions in certain parts of this network can lead to information being processed differently. This can affect how you feel, how you think, and how you behave. It can even cause you to see or hear things that other people around you don’t see or hear. Over time, you can start to lose your motivation and become withdrawn from friends and family.
How Is Schizophrenia Treated?
These disruptions can usually be improved with continued maintenance. A number of medications are available for schizophrenia. When taken regularly, the right medication can help to restore a balanced level of activity in the brain. Some people find that taking medication every day, or even twice a day, can be difficult, and is not always possible. However, if your medication is not taken regularly, you might not experience the full benefits of the therapy, and you may be at a higher risk of having a relapse of symptoms.
Schizophrenia Studies at
Insight Clinical Trials Include:
RENEW Scz-1 Study
The RENEW-Scz-1 study is being conducted to see whether a study treatment can help adults with schizophrenia. The study treatment has already been tested in adults for other conditions. Researchers want to see if this treatment can help with three important things:
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Reduce weight gain
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Improve memory and thinking
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Help prevent symptoms from getting worse
Living with schizophrenia can be challenging. Many people taking medications for schizophrenia also struggle with weight gain and side effects that affect their daily life. Current treatments for schizophrenia include medicine, therapy, and support programs.
The study treatment is given as an injection under the skin, similar to how some diabetes medications work. It's designed to help the body manage weight better and may help with thinking and memory.
This study is seeking adults age 18 and older who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are taking their regular schizophrenia medication.
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