NCT00216476

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether a long-acting injectable formulation of risperidone provides better effectiveness over 2 years, as measured by the time to relapse, compared with quetiapine tablets in a routine psychiatric care setting. Aripiprazole will be investigated in a descriptive manner.

Trial Health

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On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
753

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_3 schizophrenia

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2004

Typical duration for phase_3 schizophrenia

Geographic Reach
22 countries

90 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2004

Completed
12 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 13, 2005

Completed
9 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 22, 2005

Completed
2.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

November 1, 2007

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

November 1, 2007

Completed
2.8 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

August 10, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

April 16, 2014

Status Verified

March 1, 2014

Enrollment Period

3.1 years

First QC Date

September 13, 2005

Results QC Date

July 8, 2010

Last Update Submit

March 25, 2014

Conditions

Keywords

Schizophrenia, relapse preventionAntipsychotic agentsLong-acting risperidoneQuetiapineAripiprazole

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Mean Relapse Free Period(Risperidone LAI Versus Quetiapine)

    Relapse was defined as meeting any of the predefined criteria (adapted from Csernansky et al., 2002) on 2 consecutive evaluations during treatment, 3 to 5 days apart. The relapse rate in each treatment arm was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.

    Assessed at each visit from the moment the subject was randomized to a treatment arm (baseline visit) until the end of treatment (Week 104 or earlier)

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • Mean Relapse Free Period (Exploratory/Aripiprazole)

    Assessed at each visit from the moment the subject was randomized to a treatment arm (baseline visit) until the end of treatment (Week 104 or earlier)

  • Change From Baseline to Endpoint in Total Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) Score

    Assessed at each visit from the moment the subject was randomized to a treatment arm (baseline visit) until the end of treatment (Week 104 or earlier)

  • Change From Baseline to Endpoint in Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI) Score

    Assessed at each visit from the moment the subject was randomized to a treatment arm (baseline visit) until the end of treatment (Month 24 or earlier)

  • Change From Baseline to Endpoint in Short-Form Health Survey 12 (SF-12) Scores

    Assessed at the moment the subject was randomized to a treatment arm (baseline visit) and after 1, 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months of treatment

Study Arms (3)

001

EXPERIMENTAL

Risperidone Long Acting Injectable (LAI) 25 mg injection every 2 weeks until week 104. Dosage may be increased or decreased in steps of 12.5 mg. Additional oral risperidone can be administered as required until a dose increase becomes effective.

Drug: Risperidone Long Acting Injectable (LAI)

002

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Quetiapine Oral tablets are titrated from 50 mg daily to 300-400 mg daily in first 4 days. Subsequently treatment is maintained for 104 weeks and dosage can be adjusted with increments or decrements of 25 to 50 mg.

Drug: Quetiapine

003

OTHER

Aripiprazole 10-30 mg oral once daily for 104 weeks

Drug: Aripiprazole

Interventions

10-30 mg oral once daily for 104 weeks

003

25 mg injection every 2 weeks until week 104. Dosage may be increased or decreased in steps of 12.5 mg. Additional oral risperidone can be administered as required until a dose increase becomes effective.

001

Oral tablets are titrated from 50 mg daily to 300-400 mg daily in first 4 days. Subsequently treatment is maintained for 104 weeks and dosage can be adjusted with increments or decrements of 25 to 50 mg.

002

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Diseases, 4th edition (DSM-IV)
  • Patients currently treated with oral risperidone, olanzapine or a conventional neuroleptic monotherapy at doses not exceeding 6 mg risperdal, 20 mg olanzapine, or a conversion dose of 10 mg haloperidol for oral conventional agents
  • Patients who are stable (judged clinically stable by the investigator and on a stable dose of medication for 4 weeks or longer) but not optimally treated (non-satisfactory treatment regarding symptoms or adverse events)

You may not qualify if:

  • Diagnosis other than schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder by DSM-IV Axis I criteria
  • Patients being treated with antipsychotic agents other than oral risperidone, olanzapine or conventional oral neuroleptic agents
  • Patients with known hypersensitivity to oral risperidone, quetiapine, aripiprazole, or who are known non-responders to oral risperidone, quetiapine, aripiprazole or to previous treatment with at least 2 antipsychotic agents
  • Patients treated with mood stabilizers or antidepressants who are not on stable dose for at least 3 months before study initiation
  • Pregnant or nursing females, or those lacking adequate contraception

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (96)

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Hall in Tirol, Austria

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Linz, Austria

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Pleven, Bulgaria

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Prague, Czechia

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Ústí nad Labem, Czechia

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Bron, France

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Budapest, Hungary

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

SchizophreniaPsychotic Disorders

Interventions

AripiprazoleQuetiapine Fumarate

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic DisordersMental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

PiperazinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsQuinolonesQuinolinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-RingDibenzothiazepinesThiazepinesThiepinsSulfur CompoundsOrganic ChemicalsHeterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring

Results Point of Contact

Title
EMEA Medical Affairs Director Psychiatry
Organization
Janssen Cilag European Medical Affairs

Study Officials

  • Janssen-Cilag International NV Clinical Trial

    Janssen-Cilag International NV

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
GT60
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 13, 2005

First Posted

September 22, 2005

Study Start

October 1, 2004

Primary Completion

November 1, 2007

Study Completion

November 1, 2007

Last Updated

April 16, 2014

Results First Posted

August 10, 2010

Record last verified: 2014-03

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