Once-weekly D-cycloserine effects on negative symptoms and cognition in schizophrenia: an exploratory study.
Once-weekly D-cycloserine effects on negative symptoms and cognition in schizophrenia: an exploratory study.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.schres.2008.08.012
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发表时间:
2008-12
影响因子:
4.5
通讯作者:
Green, Michael F.
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作者:
Goff, Donald C.;Cather, Corinne;Gottlieb, Jennifer D.;Evins, A. Eden;Walsh, Jared;Raeke, Lisa;Otto, Michael W.;Schoenfeld, David;Green, Michael F.
Daily dosing with D-cycloserine has inconsistently improved negative symptoms in schizophrenia patients, whereas intermittent dosing significantly facilitated exposure-based therapy in two studies of patients with phobic anxiety. In animal models, single dose administration enhances memory consolidation, but tachyphylaxis develops with repeated dosing. The objective of this exploratory study was to assess whether once-weekly dosing with D-cycloserine will produce persistent improvements in negative symptoms and cognition. Fifty stable adult schizophrenia outpatients treated with any antipsychotic except clozapine were enrolled and 38 were randomized, double-blind, in a parallel-group, 8-week add-on trial of D-cycloserine 50 mg or placebo administered once-weekly. Symptom rating scales and a cognitive battery were administered at baseline and week 8 before the dose of study drug. As an exploratory analysis of memory consolidation, the Logical Memory Test, modified to measure recall after 7 days, was administered at baseline and after the first weekly dose of D-cycloserine. The primary outcome measures were change from baseline to week 8 on the SANS total score and on a composite cognitive score. Thirty-three subjects (87%) completed the trial. D-cycloserine significantly improved SANS total scores compared to placebo at week 8. Cognitive performance did not improve with D-cycloserine at 8 weeks. Delayed thematic recall on the Logical Memory Test was significantly improved with the first dose of D-cycloserine compared to placebo. Performance on immediate thematic recall and item recall on the Logical Memory Test did not differ between treatments. Once-weekly dosing with D-cycloserine for 8 weeks produced persistent improvement of negative symptoms compared to placebo, although statistical significance was, in part, the result of worsening of negative symptoms with placebo. Consistent with animal models, a single dose of D-cycloserine facilitated memory consolidation tested after 7 days on a test of thematic recall. These results must be considered preliminary since a number of outcomes were examined without correction for multiple tests. These findings suggest that once-weekly dosing with D-cycloserine for the treatment of negative symptoms merits further study, as do D-cycloserine effects on memory consolidation.
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