Status:

COMPLETED

Risperidone Long-acting Versus Oral Risperidone in Patients With Schizophrenia and Alcohol Use Disorder

Lead Sponsor:

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

Janssen, LP

Conditions:

Schizophrenia

Psychotic Disorders

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of oral risperidone (Risperdal) to risperidone long-acting (Consta) in reducing alcohol use in persons diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffect...

Detailed Description

Comorbid alcohol/substance use disorder (SUD) in people with schizophrenia is a major concern, both in view of the high frequency of SUD among patients with schizophrenia and the difficulty in managin...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Ages 18-65
  • Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
  • Meets the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) criteria for an alcohol use disorder
  • Alcohol use on at least 5 days during the 4 weeks prior to randomization
  • Patient is medically stable to start either form of risperidone.

Exclusion

  • Current treatment with clozapine.
  • Current treatment with injectable risperidone long-acting.
  • Currently pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or unwilling to use an acceptable form of birth control.
  • Change in medications (dose of current medication, discontinuation of medication, or new medication) in past 30 days.
  • History of or current breast cancer.
  • History of intolerance of or allergy to risperidone or risperidone long-acting.
  • Currently residing in a residential program designed to treat substance use disorders.
  • Current treatment with long-acting, injectable antipsychotic medication will require a review by the medication adjustment group before entering the client into the study.
  • Past treatment with risperidone long-acting will require a review by the medication adjustment group before entering the client into the study.
  • Treatment at baseline with a second antipsychotic medication will require a review by the medication adjustment group before entering the client into the study.
  • Treatment at baseline with a psychotropic agent proposed to curtail substance use will require a review by the medication adjustment group before entering the client into the study.
  • Patients who, in the opinion of the investigator, are judged unsuitable to participate in the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

95 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00130923

Start Date

September 1 2005

End Date

July 1 2010

Last Update

May 9 2019

Active Locations (8)

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JMH Mental Health Center, University of Miami

Miami, Florida, United States, 33136

2

School of Pharmacy, Univ. of Missouri Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64108

3

Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110

4

West Central Behavioral Health

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03766