Influence of Environmental Factors and Schizophrenia (Envschi)

September 27, 2017 updated by: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Influence of Environmental Factors on the Prevalence, Risk and the Clinical Manifestations of Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder with a lifetime prevalence of about 1 per cent, the symptoms can be very disabling and causing a heavy medical and socioeconomic.

There are significant variations from one population to another. Clinical manifestations of schizophrenia (symptoms, evolution, severity of disability) are highly variable. This variability, both epidemiological and clinical, is due to genetic and environmental factors.

Environmental factors may be either risk factors or modifying factors (changing clinical presentation but do not alter the risk of disease) for schizophrenia.

Environmental risk factors have been identified (eg: urbanity, cannabis, migration), but the investigators don't know neither the components directly responsible, nor the mechanisms by which they increase the risk of schizophrenia.

To date, there is no study has systematically evaluated the role of environmental modifying factors in schizophrenia.

Environmental factors may be individual, unique to each person (eg cannabis, migration.), or population-based (eg ethnic density, socio-economic difficulties.) The identification/ identifying of environmental risk factors or modifiers, both individual and population, may have theoretical implications (understanding of etiopathogenic mechanisms) and practical (implementation of preventive measures). The potential effectiveness of preventive measures is even greater than the risk attributable to certain environmental factors is important.

Most studies on environmental factors in schizophrenia were conducted in Anglo-Saxon countries and northern Europe, but no study of these risk factors has been conducted in France.

There are important differences environment based on study populations, these results are not generalizable to other countries, including France.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

600

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

      • Creteil, France, 94010
        • Recruiting
        • Henri Mondor Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

All subjects

  • Age > 18 years
  • Somatic state / condition and level of understanding (language, intellectual level) compatible with the data collection (interview, self-administered questionnaires)

Patients

  • Diagnosis of schizophrenia according to DSM-IV criteria
  • Living in catchment areas

Non-Inclusion Criteria:

All subjects

  • Not affiliated to the social security scheme
  • inability to provide informed consent
  • Decompensated schizophrenic underway

Relatives

  • Protective Measures (tutor, curator)

Exclusion criteria:

Patients

  • The diagnosis of psychotic disorder is not confirmed by the synthesis of all clinical data

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: Patients with schizophrenia
For schizophrenic's patients, specific assessment will be perform
Other: Relatives
For schizophrenic's patients, specific assessment will be perform

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
The prevalence of schizophrenia (according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV)) will be estimated from the census population-unit (unit TRIRIS INSEE)
Time Frame: 56 months, From March 2014 to November 2018
56 months, From March 2014 to November 2018
The frequency of populational risk factors (insecurity, disorganization and density of migrants) will be assessed from the variables of INSEE
Time Frame: 56 months, From March 2014 to November 2018
56 months, From March 2014 to November 2018

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
The frequency of individual risk factors (migration, cannabis, seasonality of birth, childhood trauma, social environment) will be measured from standardized assessments
Time Frame: 56 months, From March 2014 to November 2018
56 months, From March 2014 to November 2018

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Franck Schürhoff, MD PhD, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
  • Principal Investigator: Pierre-Michel Llorca, MD PhD, Chu de Clermont Ferrand

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

November 1, 2018

Study Completion (Anticipated)

November 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 1, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 27, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

September 28, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 28, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 27, 2017

Last Verified

September 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • P100134

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