LIU Fang,ZHANG Bing- kui,XIE Li-qin,A double-blind, randomized, controlled trial of minocycline combined with risperidone in the treatment of negative symptoms in early-phase schizophrenia[J].SICHUAN MENTAL HEALTH,2014,27(1):30-32
A double-blind, randomized, controlled trial of minocycline combined with risperidone in the treatment of negative symptoms in early-phase schizophrenia
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English keywords:Schizophrenia  Negative symptom  Minocycline
Fund projects:国家卫生部行业专项基金(201002003);国家自然科学基金项目(81071093、30900485和81270019);国家科技部科技重大专项“重大新药创制”(2012ZX09303014-001)
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LIU Fang Mental Health Institute of The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South UniversityFirst Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University 
ZHANG Bing- kui First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University 
XIE Li-qin First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University 
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      Objective Exploring the efficacy of minocycline combining with risperidone in the treatment of negative symptom of early - phase schizophrenia. Methods Ninety - two patients with early stage schizophrenia treated with risperidone were randomly as- signed to receive minoeycline or placebo. Two treatment group both take 16 - weeks. The clinical effect and adverse reactions were as- sessed with the Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS) , the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), Barnes Akathisia Scale (Barnes) and Simpson Extrapyramidal Rating Scale (SAS) before the treatment and after. Results Subjects receiv- ing minocycline had greater improvements on SANS total scores, PANSS negative subscale scores and PANSS total score ( P 〈 0.01 ) when compared with those receiving placebo. Conclusion The addition of minocycline to atypical antipsychoticdrugs in early schizo- phrenia had significant efficacy on negative symptoms and had no serious side effect in patients with schizophrenia.
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