What is Refractory Schizophrenia?

Schizophrenia is a complex, chronic mental health disorder characterized by an array of symptoms, including delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech or behavior, and impaired cognitive ability. Typically when two or three treatments with typical or atypical antipsychotic drugs are unsuccessful a patient's schizophrenia is considered refractory. There’s an estimated 30% of people whose schizophrenia is diagnosed as refractory. Decades after the introduction of antipsychotic medication, schizophrenia continues to be among the most severe psychiatric illnesses. It is widely accepted, however, that the illness arises from multiple factors, including genetic susceptibility and environmental influences.

When someone has schizophrenia it’s important to have a healthy support system coming from a variety of sources including, family, friends, and doctors, among others.  Utilizing additional resources as well as recognizing when there’s a need to ask for help will be key when it comes to dealing with the symptoms of schizophrenia. With this disease being so complex, and the strides for medication being less than optimal, now is the time to participate in clinical research.

What is the study for: Refectory Schizophrenia
Ages: 18-25 years old
- Must have diagnosis of Schizophrenia that is clinically stable with residual symptoms
- No medication changes within 8 weeks
- Must be taking Clozapine
How long: 13 weeks
Frequency of visits: Every 2 weeks
Medication: Sodium Benzoate
If you qualify to participate in a study, you will receive:
- Assessments by a Board Certified Psychiatrist
- Investigational medication at no cost
- Study-related care and monitoring
- Compensation for time and travel
APG Research provides extensive service to our sponsors, physicians and research patients. Our team has a combined 40 years of clinical research experience in adult and pediatric studies including Major Depression, Autism, Anxiety, Bipolar, OCD, ADHD and Schizophrenic Disorders.

Call today to see if your child would benefit from participating in one our studies.

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