Schizophrenia is a chronic psychiatric illness with periods of remission and relapse.
Patients vary in the frequency and severity of relapse, time until relapse and time in
remission. Discontinuation of antipsychotic medication is by far the most important reason
for relapse. A possible method to optimize medication adherence is to treat patients with
long-term, depot medication rather than oral medication. However, despite its apparent
"common sense" this approach has neither been universally accepted by practicing
psychiatrists nor unequivocally demonstrated in clinical trials. Therefore, in this study we
aim to investigate possible advantages of depot medication over oral antipsychotics in an
independently designed and conducted, randomized, pragmatic trial.
Minimum age: 18 Years.
Maximum age: N/A.
Gender(s): Both.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Eginition Hospital, Athens, Greece; Not yet recruiting
Nikos Stefanis, Prof. Dr., Email: nistefan@med.uoa.gr
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary; Not yet recruiting
Istvan Bitter, Prof. Dr., Email: bitter.istvan@med.semmelweis-univ.hu
Abravanel Mental Health Center, Bat-Yam, Israel; Not yet recruiting
Marnina Swartz, Dr., Email: marninavs@gmail.com
Be'er-Ness Mental Health Center, Be'er Yaakov, Israel; Not yet recruiting
Marina Kupchik, Dr., Email: marinakup@gmail.com
The Jerusalem Mental Health Center, Kfar Shaul, Israel; Recruiting
Alexander Teitelbaum, Dr., Email: alex.teitelbaum@psjer.health.gov.il
Lev-Hasharon Medical Center for Mental Health, Pardesia, Israel; Not yet recruiting
Igor Oyffe, Dr., Email: ioyffe@gmail.com
Geha Medical Health Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel; Not yet recruiting
Avi Volevski, professor, Email: valevski@gmail.com
The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer 52621, Israel; Recruiting
Mark Weiser, Profesor,Dr., Email: mweiser@013net.net
Servizio Psichiatrico Universitario di Diagnosi e Cura. Presidio Ospedaliero "San Salvatore" Università degli Studi dell'Aquila., L'Aquila, Italy; Not yet recruiting
Alessandro Rossi, Dr., Email: alessandro.rossi@cc.univaq.it
Univeristy Medical Center, Utrecht, Netherlands; Not yet recruiting
Helse Bergen HF Haukeland University Hospital, Division of Psychiatry, Bergen 5021, Norway; Not yet recruiting
Erik Johnsen, Dr., Email: erik.johnsen@helse-bergen.no
Stavanger University Hospital, Stavenger, Norway; Not yet recruiting
Peter Drosos, Dr., Email: petros.drosos@sus.no
Tor Larsen, Email: tkmaclarsen@me.com
St Olavs Hospital avd Østmarka / INM NTNU, Trondheim 7441, Norway; Not yet recruiting
Solveig Klebo Reitan, Ass Prof Dr, Email: Solveig.Klebo.Reitan@stolav.no
Spitalul Clinic Judetean de Urgenta Arad - Clinica de Psihiatrie, Arad, Romania; Not yet recruiting
Delia Marina Podea, prof.dr., Phone: 0722583757, Email: deliapodea@yahoo.com
Spitalul Clinic de Psihiatrie "Prof. Dr. Alexandru Obregia, Bucharest, Romania; Not yet recruiting
Adela Ciobanu, dr., Phone: 0723671301, Email: adela.ciobanu@yahoo.com
Spitalul Clinic de Psihiatrie "Prof. Dr. Alexandru Obregia", Bucharest, Romania; Not yet recruiting
Valentin Matei, Dr., Phone: 0721243869, Email: valipmatei@yahoo.com
Spitalul Clinic de Neuropsihiatrie Craiova, Craiova, Romania; Not yet recruiting
Dragos Marinescu, prof.dr., Phone: 0723491111, Email: marinescu_psy@yahoo.com
Spitalul Clinic de Psihiatrie "SOCOLA", Iasi, Romania; Not yet recruiting
Cristinel Stefanescu, prof.dr., Phone: 0744518195, Email: cristinel.stefanescu@gmail.com
Sitalul Clinic Judetean Mures, Mures, Romania; Not yet recruiting
Aurel Nirestean, prof.dr., Phone: 0746030006, Email: aurelnirestean@yahoo.com
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department. Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón. Servicio Madrileño de Salud, Madrid, Spain; Not yet recruiting
Celso Arango, Prof. Dr., Email: carango@hggm.es
Edmund Ward, St Martins Hospital Littlebourne Road Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom; Recruiting
George Umoh, Dr., Email: ekwere.umoh@kmpt.nhs.uk
Imperial College, Centre for Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine,, London, United Kingdom; Not yet recruiting
Paola Dazzan, Dr., Email: paola.dazzan@kcl.ac.uk
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom; Not yet recruiting
John Geddes, Prof. Dr., Email: john.geddes@psych.ox.ac.uk
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, United Kingdom; Recruiting
Ramin Nilforooshan, Dr., Email: Ramin.Nilforooshan@sabp.nhs.uk
Department of Biological Psychiatry, Innsbruck University Clinics, Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35 A-6020, Austria; Recruiting
Alex Hofer, Ass Prof Dr, Email: a.hofer@i-med.ac.at
West London Mental Health Trust. East Recovery Team, London, Avenue House 43-47 Avenue Road W38NJ, United Kingdom; Not yet recruiting
Sofia Pappa, Dr., Email: sofia.pappa@wlmht.nhs.uk
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie der Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Bergische Landstraße 2 40629, Germany; Not yet recruiting
Joachim Cordes, Dr., Email: joachim.cordes@lvr.de
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. Unidad de Esquizofrenia, Barcelona, C/Villarroel, 170. Escalera12, planta 0 08036, Spain; Not yet recruiting
Miquel Bernardo, Dr., Email: BERNARDO@clinic.ub.es
Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Servicio de Psiquiatría, Santander, Cantabria 39011, Spain; Not yet recruiting
Benedicto Crespo Facorro, Dr., Phone: +34942202545, Email: benedicto.crespo@unican.es
Noemi De La Fuente Gonzalez, Phone: +34942203826, Email: nde@humv.es
Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, Crowell House, Cromwell Road, United Kingdom; Not yet recruiting
Peter Haddad, Dr., Email: peter.haddad@gmw.nhs.uk
Psychiatrická klinika LF UK, Hradec Králové, Fakultní nemocnice 500 05, Czech Republic; Not yet recruiting
Jan Libiger, prof. MUDr., Email: libigerj@lfhk.cuni.cz
Technische Universität München (TUM, München,, Ismaningerstrasse 22 81675, Germany; Not yet recruiting
Stefan Leucht, Prof Dr med, Email: stefan.leucht@lrz.tum.de
Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik der Martin-Luther-Universität, Halle, Julius-Kühn-Straße 7 06112, Germany; Not yet recruiting
Dan Rujescu, Prof. Dr., Email: dan.rujescu@uk-halle.de
Facultad de Medicina Center, Oviedo, Julián Clavería s/n 33006, Spain; Not yet recruiting
Julio Bobes, Prof. Dr., Email: bobes@uniovi.es
ZNA, department of Psychiatry, locatie Stuivenberg, Antwerp, Lange Beeldekensstraat 267 2060, Belgium; Recruiting
Jurjen Luykx, Dr., Email: Jurjen.Luykx@zna.be
Department of Psychiatry, University of Naples SUN, Naples, Largo Madonna delle Grazie 1 80138, Italy; Recruiting
Silvana Galderisi, Prof. Dr., Email: Silvana.Galderisi@gmail.com
University Hospital of Neurology and Psychiatry 'St. Naum' 1, Sofia, Louben Roussev str. 1113, Bulgaria; Not yet recruiting
Luchezar Hranov, Ass Prof Dr, Email: lucho.hranov@gmail.com
Psychosoziale Dienste, Vienna, Modecenterstraße 1030, Austria; Recruiting
Martin Kopeinig, Prim. Dr., Email: chapost@psd-wien.at
Psota, Dr., Email: chapost@psd-wien.at
Center for Neuropsychiatric Research, Glostrup, Ndr. Ringvej 2600, Denmark; Not yet recruiting
Birthe Glenthoej, Prof dr med, Email: birgle01@glo.regionh.dk
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, München, Nussbaumstrasse 7 80336, Germany; Not yet recruiting
Alkomiet Hasan, PD Dr., Email: alkomiet.hasan@med.uni-muenchen.de
Università degli Studi di Torino. Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Turin, Sezione di Psichiatriavia Cherasco, 11 10126, Italy; Recruiting
Paola Rocca, MD, Email: paola.rocca@unito.it
Instytut psychiatrii i neurologii, Warsaw, Sobieskiego 9 02-957, Poland; Not yet recruiting
Marek Jarema, Prof dr med, Email: jarema@ipin.edu.pl
Psychiatrisch Ziekenhuis Duffel, Antwerp, Stationsstraat 22C 2570, Belgium; Recruiting
Manuel Morrens, Prof. Dr., Email: manuel.morrens@uantwerpen.be
Glenn Dumont, Dr., Email: glenn.dumont@uantwerpen.be
Department of Adult Psychiatry, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Szpitalna 27/33 60-572, Poland; Not yet recruiting
Janusz Rybakowski, Prof. Dr., Email: janusz.rybakowski@gmail.com
II Klinika Psychiatrii Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie, Lublin, ul. Głuska 1 20-439, Poland; Not yet recruiting
Marcin Olajossy, dr. med., Email: olajossy@o2.pl