Current Trials

Clinical Trials Currently Enrolling Subjects

If you are interested in participating or looking for more information, please call us toll-free at 877-788-3994 or e-mail us at trials@psychiatry.ufl.edu.

INVESTIGATIONAL MEDICATION FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida is accepting patients, ages 5-17, for a research study of a medication for children and adolescents with autism. Evaluation and treatment are at no cost. Some reimbursement provided. Risks and benefits explained prior to participation. For information without obligation, call Dr. Jane Mutch at 352-392-7855 or e-mail nbresearch@psychiatry.ufl.edu

Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of Antibiotic Treatment for New Onset Pediatric Neuropsychiatric Disorders

The University of Florida Neurobehavioral Program is recruiting children ages 4-13 years old with a recent and sudden change in behavior that is manifested by severe anxiety, tics, or obsessive compulsive disorder to evaluate the effect of acute antibiotic treatment on symptom severity and course.

Contact Tanya K Murphy, M.D., Principal Investigator, University of Florida 352-846-1202 or Dr. Jane Mutch, Coordinator at 352-392-7855 or email: nbresearch@psychiatry.ufl.edu

Have you been diagnosed with a problem called Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and not responded to past medication or counseling treatment? If so, you may be eligible for a research study examining if adding a medication called Paliperidone helps reduce your OCD symptoms.

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida is conducting this study. To be eligible, you must be at least 18 years old and have problematic OCD symptoms despite having tried at least two OCD medications. If you participate in this study, you will be randomly assigned, that is by chance as in the “flip of a coin,” to receive either the study medication (Paliperidone) or a sugar pill in addition to the medication you are currently taking. There will also be eight psychiatric evaluations that take place. Study medication and the evaluations will be provided at no charge. Participants will also receive financial compensation for their time.

If interested, please call Dr. Eric Storch at (352) 392-3613.

Do you repeatedly check or arrange things, have to wash your hands repeatedly, or maintain a particular order? Do unpleasant thoughts repeatedly enter your mind such as concerns with germs or dirt or needing to arrange things just so?

If this sounds familiar, you may have a treatable problem called Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Past research has found that a form of talk therapy, namely Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy, is helpful in as many as 85% of people with OCD. We are interested in determining if adding a medication called D-Cycloserine improves the effectiveness of Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy in adults with OCD. The Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics are conducting this study.

To be eligible, you must be at least 18 years old. If you participate in this study, you will be randomly assigned, that is by chance as in the “flip of a coin,” to receive either the study medication (D-Cycloserine) or a sugar pill in addition to being seen in therapy. The therapy will be held weekly (90 minutes each session) for 12 weeks (12 total sessions). There will also be nine psychiatric evaluations that take place. Three of these evaluations will be comprehensive and take about 2 ½ hours each (immediately before and after treatment, and three months after treatment). Six will be short and take place once a week during therapy (25 minutes each). You are responsible for the cost of therapy. Study medication and the evaluations will be provided at no charge. Participants will also receive financial compensation for their time.

If interested, please call Dr. Eric Storch at (352) 392-3611.

Does your child seem: Depressed or sad? Irritable or cranky? Hopeless? Withdrawn?

Has he or she experienced the following:

* Appetite or sleep changes?
* Trouble concentrating?
* Doesn’t enjoy activities that he or she used to like?
* Frequent complaints of aches or pains?

Your child may be suffering from MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER. We are looking for adolescents between 12 and 17 years of age and in good general health who have experienced symptoms of depression for at least 12 weeks to participate in a research study. Qualified participants will receive free study-related evaluations and investigational medication. For info, call (352) 392-8316 or e-mail us at childstudy@psychiatry.ufl.edu

You may be eligible to participate in a clinical research study for depression if you meet the following criteria:

* at least 18 years old
* have a history of depression
* currently depressed for at least 2 months
* current episode of depression not lasting more than two years

Please call: 1-877-STUDY-94

Eligible participants will receive study medication, study related care, and diagnostic exams at no cost.

Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder Clinical Research Study Now Enrolling

If you or someone you care for:

* Were diagnosed 1 year ago or more with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
* Have not been hospitalized for the condition within the last 3 months
* Are taking either Seroquel® (quetiapine) OR Risperdal® (risperidone)
* Are still experiencing symptoms, although taking the medication regularly
* Are at least 18 years of age

You are invited to learn more about a clinical research study of an investigational medication for schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Study participants may receive, at no cost, study-related:

* Medical care
* Research medication
* Laboratory work
* Medical evaluations

To learn if you may be eligible to participate, please contact: 1-877-STUDY-94

Clinical Research Trial for Women with Depression

NOW ENROLLING

Are you a woman whos experiencing symptoms of depression such as:

* Feeling sad?
* Having trouble sleeping or sleeping too much?
* Just not enjoying things the way you did in the past?

Have you felt this way for at least 3 months?

If so, and you are between the ages of 18 and 65, you may be eligible to participate in a clinical research trial of an investigational medication for women with depression.

Eligible participants may receive, at no cost, study-related: medical care, research medication, laboratory work, and evaluations.

Call 1-877-STUDY-94.

schizophrenia

WHEN THE CHILD HURTS, THE FAMILY FEELS THE PAIN

Thousands of young people are diagnosed with schizophrenia, a devastating but manageable disorder.

CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDY FOR TEENS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA

Medical researchers are currently enrolling teenagers in a clinical research study evaluating an investigational drug for schizophrenia.

TO BE ELIGIBLE YOUR CHILD MUST BE:
* 13 -17 years old.
* Accompanied by a parent or guardian at each study visit.
* Diagnosed with or having symptoms of schizophrenia, such as:
* Seeing or hearing things that are not real.
* Vivid and bizarre thoughts and ideas.
* Unusual speech that is disorganized.
* Lack of motivation and emotional expression.

STUDY PARTICIPANTS MAY RECEIVE AT NO COST:
A comprehensive psychiatric evaluation as it relates to the study.
Compensation for time and travel.

YOUR CHILDS INFORMATION WILL BE TREATED CONFIDENTIALLY. STUDY PARTICIPANTS MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO CONTINUE IN THE STUDY FOR UP TO 6 MONTHS.

Call Nikki at (352) 392-8316.

DOES YOUR CHILD HAVE Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?

Does he or she often:

Get easily distracted?	Interrupt others?
Seem forgetful?	Talk excessively?
Lose things?	Run about or climb excessively?
Make careless mistakes?	Have difficulty waiting his or her turn?
Seem always on the go?	Act as if driven by a motor?
Argue with adults?	Disobey adult rules or requests?
Seem angry and resentful?	Have temper outbursts?

Your child may be suffering from ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD). The University of Florida Department of Psychiatry is looking for children between 6 and 12 years of age and in good general health who have experienced symptoms of oppositionality along with symptoms of ADHD to participate in a 13-week research study. Qualified participants will receive study-related evaluations and investigational medication or placebo (sugar pill).

If interested, please call: 352-392-8316 or E-mail us at childstudy@psychiatry.ufl.edu

If eligible, there is no cost to participate. Participants will be seen by board certified child psychiatrists and qualified study coordinators.

Attention Parents/Caregivers of Children with Autism

If you have a child with symptoms of or a diagnosis of autism between the ages of 6 to 17 years with behavioral problems, such as:

* Tantrums
* Aggression
* Self-injurious behaviors
* Or a combination of these

Researchers at the University of Florida are conducting a research study to evaluate an investigational medication behavioral problems in children with autism. If your child is between 6 and 17 years old and experiences some of the symptoms described above, he or she may be eligible to participate in the study. Qualified Research participants will receive study medication (or placebo) and medical care at no cost.

To find out more about the study, please call Jane Mutch at 352-392-7855

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