Status:
COMPLETED
An Efficacy, Safety And Tolerability Study of Flexibly Dosed Paliperidone Extended Release (ER) in Participants With Schizophrenia
Lead Sponsor:
Janssen-Cilag International NV
Conditions:
Schizophrenia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to explore tolerability, safety and effectiveness of flexibly dosed paliperidone extended release (ER) in participants with schizophrenia (psychiatric disorder with sympto...
Detailed Description
This is a non-randomized (the study drug is not assigned by chance), single arm, multicenter (when more than one hospital or medical school team work on a medical research study) 6-month study. Partic...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participant meets the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Edition 4) criteria for schizophrenia
- Participant is previously non-acute (on the same antipsychotic medication used for the treatment of schizophrenia and Clinical Global Impression-Severity \[CGI-S\] change less than or equal to 1 in the past 4 weeks before enrollment) and has been given an adequate dose of an appropriate oral antipsychotic for an adequate period of time prior to enrollment, but previous treatment is considered unsuccessful due to one or more of the following reasons: lack of effectiveness, lack of tolerability or safety, lack of compliance and/or other reasons to switch to another antipsychotic medication
- Participant is healthy on the basis of a physical examination and vital signs at screening
- Female participants must be postmenopausal for at least 1 year, surgically sterile, abstinent, or, if sexually active, agree to practice an effective method of birth control before entry and throughout the study
- Participants must be willing and able to fill out self-administered questionnaires
Exclusion
- Participants on clozapine, any conventional depot neuroleptic or risperidone long-acting injection during the last 3 months
- Participants with serious unstable medical condition, including known clinically relevant laboratory abnormalities
- Participants with history or current symptoms of tardive dyskinesia (twitching or jerking movements that you cannot control in your face, tongue, or other parts of your body) and neuroleptic malignant syndrome (high fever, rigid muscles, shaking, confusion, sweating more than usual, increased heart rate or blood pressure, or muscle pain or weakness)
- Participants judged to be at high risk for adverse events, violence or self-harm
- Participants with a current use or known history (over the past 6 months) of substance dependence according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Edition 4) Criteria
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 25 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 4 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
1814 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00460512
Start Date
April 25 2007
End Date
March 4 2020
Last Update
April 27 2025
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