2023
Randomized controlled trial of the glycine transporter 1 inhibitor PF-03463275 to enhance cognitive training and neuroplasticity in schizophrenia
Surti T, Ranganathan M, Johannesen J, Gueorguieva R, Deaso E, Kenney J, Krystal J, D'Souza D. Randomized controlled trial of the glycine transporter 1 inhibitor PF-03463275 to enhance cognitive training and neuroplasticity in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 2023, 256: 36-43. PMID: 37141764, PMCID: PMC10257994, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2023.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlycine transporter 1Cytochrome P450 2D6 extensive metabolizersGlyT1 inhibitorsWeeks of washoutWeeks of CTMedication adherenceReceptor hypofunctionImpaired neuroplasticityPharmacodynamic variabilityNMDAR functionExtensive metabolizersTreatment periodPsychotic symptomsStable outpatientsCognitive impairmentGlyT1 occupancyTransporter 1CTNeuroplasticityCognitive training strategiesSchizophreniaComputerized CTCognitive performanceAugmentation studiesGreater improvement
2013
Temporal patterns of adherence to medications and behavioral treatment and their relationship to patient characteristics and treatment response
Gueorguieva R, Wu R, Krystal JH, Donovan D, O'Malley SS. Temporal patterns of adherence to medications and behavioral treatment and their relationship to patient characteristics and treatment response. Addictive Behaviors 2013, 38: 2119-2127. PMID: 23435273, PMCID: PMC3595348, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.01.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercent heavy drinking daysAdherence trajectoriesExcellent adherersPercent days abstinentPatient characteristicsMedication adherenceTreatment outcomesMedication adherence trajectoriesPatterns of treatmentHeavy drinking daysPatterns of adherenceExcellent medication adherenceLack of benefitTrajectories of adherenceIntervention main effectsActive medicationAdverse eventsPharmacologic treatmentHigher percent days abstinentTreatment adherenceTreatment modalitiesWorse outcomesTreatment responseDays abstinentDrinking days
2011
Challenges in the design and conduct of controlled clinical effectiveness trials in schizophrenia
Rosenheck RA, Krystal JH, Lew R, Barnett PG, Thwin SS, Fiore L, Valley D, Huang GD, Neal C, Vertrees JE, Liang MH. Challenges in the design and conduct of controlled clinical effectiveness trials in schizophrenia. Clinical Trials 2011, 8: 196-204. PMID: 21270143, DOI: 10.1177/1740774510392931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchizo-affective disorderAntipsychotic medicationUsual careMedication adherenceEffectiveness trialCommon co-morbid illnessesCo-morbid illnessHigh-risk patientsComparative effectiveness trialClinical effectiveness trialVeterans Health AdministrationNew antipsychotic medicationsTreatment of schizophreniaPsychiatric inpatient hospitalizationQuality of lifeHealth care costsElectronic medical recordsLong-term trialsPatient's psychiatristPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsFirst hospitalizationRecent hospitalizationInjectable risperidoneUnstable patients