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Awarded Trial: 02T-125

Grant ID

02T-125

Illness

Tardive Movement Disorders

Primary Drug/Intervention

Vitamin B6

Primary Dosage

600 mg b.i.d.

Secondary Drug Intervention

N/A

Secondary Dosage

N/A

Other Drug/Intervention

N/A

Other Dosage

N/A

Status

Completed

Investigator

Lerner

Sample Size

50

Duration of Study Period for Each Subject

12 weeks

Outcome Measurements

Extrapyramidal Symptom Rating Scale

Results

Fifty patients were randomized and 36 patients completed the study. In a preliminary analysis patients receiving vitamin B6 experienced a significant reduction in scores for tardive parkinsonism (63%), tardive tremor (65%) and tardive dyskinesia (48%).

Publication

Lerner, V, Miodownik C, Kaptsan A, Bersudsky Y, Libov I, Sela BA, Witztum E. Vitamin B6 treatment for tardive dyskinesia: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study. J Clin Psychiatry. 2007 Nov;68(11):1648-54.

Link

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18052557

PI Name

Vladimir Lerner

Degree

MD

Center

Be'er Sheva Mental Health Center

Institution

Ben Gurion University of the Negev

Address

P.O. Box 4600

City or Town

Be'er Sheva

State or Province

N/A

Zip or Postal Code

84170

Country

Israel

Email Address

lernervld@yahoo.com