Status:

COMPLETED

Oral Risperidone Versus Injectable Paliperidone Palmitate for Treating First-Episode Schizophrenia

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, Los Angeles

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC

Conditions:

Schizophrenia (Recent-onset)

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-45 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This study will determine the efficacy of oral risperidone (Risperdal) versus long-acting injectable paliperidone palmitate (Invega Sustenna) in treating people with first-episode schizophrenia.

Detailed Description

Schizophrenia is a severely disabling brain disorder. People with schizophrenia often experience hallucinations, delusions, thought disorders, and movement disorders. Proper treatment of first-episode...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • A first episode of a psychotic illness is occurring or did occur within the last 2 years;
  • A diagnosis by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition(DSM-IV)of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, depressed type, or schizophreniform disorder; and
  • Between 18 and 45 years of age.

Exclusion

  • Neurological disorder (e.g., epilepsy) or significant head injury;
  • Significant alcohol or substance use disorder within the six months prior to the first episode and evidence that substance abuse triggered the psychotic episode or makes the schizophrenia diagnosis ambiguous;
  • Mental retardation, i.e. premorbid intelligence quotient (IQ) less than 70;
  • Insufficient acculturation and fluency in the English language to avoid invalidating research measures of thought, language, and speech disorder or of verbal abilities;
  • Residence likely to be outside of commuting distance of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Aftercare Research Program; or
  • Patient has shown an inadequate response to an adequate previous trial of oral or long-acting injectable risperidone, paliperidone, or paliperidone palmitate.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

146 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01451736

Start Date

October 1 2011

End Date

December 31 2021

Last Update

April 11 2022

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UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095