Status:
COMPLETED
Paliperidone Extended Release(ER) Effectiveness Study to Evaluate the Objective Symptom Change and Symptomatic Remission
Lead Sponsor:
Janssen Korea, Ltd., Korea
Conditions:
Schizophrenia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety and efficacy of flexibly dosed paliperidone extended-release (ER) in participants with schizophrenia (psychiatric disorder with symptoms of emoti...
Detailed Description
This is an open-label, prospective (study following participants forward in time), single arm, and non-comparative study of paliperidone Extended Release(ER) in participants with schizophrenia (after ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Childbearing potential women who consent to the use of the consistently permissible contraception (oral contraceptive, contraceptive injection, intrauterine device, double barrier method and contraceptive patch)
- Participants who are compliant with self-medication or can receive consistent help or support
- Participants who need to change the antipsychotic drug to another one for the following reasons among the participants treated with an antipsychotic drug for more than two weeks before the screening (1) Group of lack of efficacy: the antipsychotic drug is clinically required to be changed because there is no or little therapeutic response despite the appropriately dosed antipsychotic therapy (2) Group of lack of tolerance: the antipsychotic drug is required to be changed due to lack of tolerance to the existing antipsychotic drug or the safety issue (3) Group of lack of compliance: the antipsychotic drug is required to be changed due to lack of medication compliance or the participant wants to change the antipsychotic drug)
- Have schizophrenia diagnosis by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV)
Exclusion
- Participants with the past history of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
- Participants who are suspicious of having clinically significant risk including suicide or aggressive behavior and are expected to unable to complete the study(based on the investigator's judgment)
- Participants with severe preexisting gastrointestinal narrowing (pathologic or iatrogenic) or participants who cannot swallow the drug whole (the study drug must not be chewed, divided, melted or grinded because it can impact the study drug release profile)
- Participants with significant abnormal findings in blood chemistry, hematological and urine analyses which are clinically significant at the investigator's discretion
- Female Participants who are pregnant or are breast feeding
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
190 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00761579
Start Date
April 1 2008
End Date
December 1 2010
Last Update
June 3 2014
Active Locations (8)
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Busan, South Korea
2
Chunjoo, South Korea
3
Daegu, South Korea
4
Goyang-si, South Korea