Status:

COMPLETED

SWitching to Abilify Trial (SWAT)

Lead Sponsor:

Korea Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Conditions:

Schizophrenia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

To evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerance of an 12 and 26-week aripiprazole administration

Detailed Description

This trial was designed to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerance of an 12 and 26-week aripiprazole administration to schizophrenic outpatients who maintain stable (no change with dosage, usage, ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Signed written informed consent
  • Men and women, ages 18 to 65. Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must be using an adequate method of contraception to avoid pregnancy throughout the study in such a manner that the risk of pregnancy is minimized.
  • Patients who have not been hospitalized during last three months
  • Patients who have kept clinically stable dosage during last one month
  • Patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder as defined by DSM-IV criteria
  • Patients whose symptoms are not optimally controlled or whose antipsychotic medication is not well-tolerated, which in the clinical judgment of the treating psychiatrist require a change of treatment.
  • Patients who have received antipsychotics in the past must have shown a response to a neuroleptic medication other than clozapine.

Exclusion

  • Patients who are unwilling or unable to use an acceptable method to avoid pregnancy for the entire study period
  • Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Patients who are at risk for committing suicide: either having active suicidal ideation considered clinically significant or recently attempted suicide
  • Patients with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, depression with psychotic symptoms, or organic brain syndromes
  • Patients who have met DSM-IV criteria for any significant Psychoactive Substance Use Disorder within the 3 months prior to Screening
  • Patients considered treatment-resistant to antipsychotic medication (patients need to have shown a previous response to a antipsychotic medication other than clozapine) and patients with a significant history of intolerance to multiple antipsychotic treatments
  • Treatment with a long-acting antipsychotic (i.e., haloperidol decanoate or fluphenazine decanoate) in which the last dose was within 3 weeks of randomization.
  • Patients with a history of neuroleptic malignant syndrome
  • Patients with epilepsy, a history of seizures (except for a single childhood febrile seizure), or a history of an abnormal EEG, severe head trauma, or stroke or who have a history or evidence of other medical conditions (e.g., congestive heart failure) that would expose them to an undue risk of a significant adverse event or interfere with assessments of safety or efficacy during the course of the trial
  • Patients who would be likely to require prohibited concomitant therapy during the trial
  • Patients who have previously enrolled in an aripiprazole clinical study or who have participated in any clinical trial with an investigational agent within the past month
  • Prisoners or subjects who are compulsorily detained for treatment of either a psychiatric or physical (e.g., infectious disease) illness must not be enrolled into this study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

October 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

500 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00304616

Start Date

October 1 2004

End Date

October 1 2007

Last Update

December 17 2009

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Asan Medical Center

Seoul, South Korea, 138-736