Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy and Safety of Celecoxib as Add-on Therapy to Risperidone Versus Risperidone Alone in Patients With Schizophrenia

Lead Sponsor:

Pfizer

Conditions:

Schizophrenia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-50 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

To assess the efficacy and safety of celecoxib as add-on therapy to risperidone versus risperidone alone in patients with schizophrenia

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Diagnosis of schizophrenia (according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders \[DSM\]-IV-TR criteria and made by a specialist in psychiatry) and acute exacerbation of schizophrenia requiring hospitalization
  • Total PANSS score of ?60 at screening
  • History of schizophrenia of ?10 years (from onset of prodromal symptoms)
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Axis-I DSM-IV-TR diagnosis other than schizophrenia
  • Less than a full cycle has lapsed at time of screening following the last injection of a depot antipsychotic
  • Currently taking celecoxib or other selective cyclo-oxygenase 2 inhibitors, or other antiinflammatory medication

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    March 1 2003

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    January 1 2004

    Estimated Enrollment :

    270 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00639483

    Start Date

    March 1 2003

    End Date

    January 1 2004

    Last Update

    March 16 2009

    Active Locations (17)

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    Pfizer Investigational Site

    La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, (1900)

    2

    Pfizer Investigational Site

    Lanús, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1824

    3

    Pfizer Investigational Site

    La Plata, Pcia. de Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1900

    4

    Pfizer Investigational Site

    PR, Curitiba, Brazil, 80520-000