NCT00265343

Brief Summary

This is an extension study to further test the efficacy and safety of asenapine compared with a marketed agent (olanzapine) in the treatment of patients with persistent negative symptoms of schizophrenia.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
306

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_3 schizophrenia

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2005

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

December 1, 2005

Completed
11 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 12, 2005

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 14, 2005

Completed
2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2007

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 1, 2008

Completed
2.1 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

February 23, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

February 9, 2022

Status Verified

February 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

2 years

First QC Date

December 12, 2005

Results QC Date

February 17, 2010

Last Update Submit

February 7, 2022

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Long-term Change in Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia Measured by the Negative Symptom Assessment (NSA) Scale

    Decrease from baseline in the NSA scores indicates improvement of efficacy. Range NSA total score is 16 \[best\]-96 \[worst\].

    Baseline of Protocol 25543 (NCT 00212836) to 365 days (total time for both protocols 25543 & 25544)

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Change in Quality of Life Measured by Quality of Life Scale (QLS)

    Baseline of Protocol 25543 (NCT 00212836) to 365 days (total time for both protocols 25543 & 25544)

Study Arms (2)

1

EXPERIMENTAL

asenapine

Drug: asenapine

2

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

olanzapine

Drug: olanzapine

Interventions

5-10 mg sublingually twice daily for 26 weeks

1

5-20 mg by mouth once daily for 26 weeks

2

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • Continue to meet all demographic and procedural
  • this extension trial.
  • Have demonstrated an acceptable
  • degree of compliance and completed the 25543
  • trial, and would benefit from continued treatment
  • according to the investigator.

You may not qualify if:

  • Have an uncontrolled, unstable clinically significant
  • medical condition.
  • Have been judged to be medically
  • noncompliant in the management of their disease.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (1)

  • Buchanan RW, Panagides J, Zhao J, Phiri P, den Hollander W, Ha X, Kouassi A, Alphs L, Schooler N, Szegedi A, Cazorla P. Asenapine versus olanzapine in people with persistent negative symptoms of schizophrenia. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2012 Feb;32(1):36-45. doi: 10.1097/JCP.0b013e31823f880a.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Schizophrenia

Interventions

asenapineOlanzapine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic DisordersMental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

BenzodiazepinesBenzazepinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-RingHeterocyclic Compounds

Results Point of Contact

Title
Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Development
Organization
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
OTHER
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 12, 2005

First Posted

December 14, 2005

Study Start

December 1, 2005

Primary Completion

December 1, 2007

Study Completion

January 1, 2008

Last Updated

February 9, 2022

Results First Posted

February 23, 2010

Record last verified: 2022-02