*24 Nov 2011* *Jerusalem*: A leading drug company of Israel said it will soon commence the clinical trial for treatment of Schizophrenia in India after it received approval from authorities.
Indian regulatory authorities and Indian local ethics committees have given their approval to BiolineRX Limited to commence the clinical trial of BL-1020, a first in class molecule, orally available GABA-enhanced anti-psychotic for the treatment of Schizophrenia, business daily Globes reported. "The approval to commence the trial in India represents an important milestone in the progress of the BL-1020 CLARITY trial... The trial, if successful, will support BL-1020's unique potential as an anti-psychotic therapy that also improves cognition," Bioline CEO, Dr Kinneret Savitsky, was quoted as saying by the daily. The company is looking forward to announcing top-line results from the trial in early 2013, Savitsky said. Bioline said initiation visits at the Indian clinical research centres will be completed this month and the first patient is likely to be enrolled by December. The trial is expected to be conducted at 18 sites in India. The CLARITY trial is a randomised, double-blinded, positive-controlled study that will enroll up to 450 patients experiencing an acute exacerbation of Schizophrenia. The goal of the study is to determine the short and long-term cognitive efficacy as well as the anti-psychotic efficacy, safety and tolerability of BL-1020 in Schizophrenic patients over periods of six, 12 and 24 weeks, the daily said in its report. http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/israeli-firm-to-hold-clinical-trial-in-india_743544.html Further details / contacts available here http://www.biolinerx.com/default.asp?pageid=16&itemid=96 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/MhaNewsViewsIndia?hl=en ------------- Affiliated Groups : MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INDIA [email protected] Discussions on mental health law / policy / plan monitoring / human rights etc [email protected] India-specific news and views related to mental health [email protected] Information and support to carers of people with mental health issues [email protected] Mutual support and sharing of experiential knowledge, skills and social learning amongst peers
