Status:

TERMINATED

Efficacy of Lu AF35700 in Patients With Early-in-disease or Late-in-disease Treatment-resistant Schizophrenia

Lead Sponsor:

H. Lundbeck A/S

Conditions:

Treatment-resistant Schizophrenia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the efficacy of 10 mg/day Lu AF35700 on symptoms of schizophrenia in patients with early-in-disease (ED) or late-in-disease (LD) treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS)

Detailed Description

In the study, patients will receive risperidone (4-6 mg/day), or, if recently failed on risperidone, olanzapine (15-20mg/day). Later during the study, patients will be randomized to either receive Lu ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The patient has schizophrenia, diagnosed according to DSM-5(TM). (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) and confirmed by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders (MINI-Schz).
  • The patient is receiving treatment with a psychiatrist in either an inpatient or outpatient facility.
  • The patient has been treated with adequate dose(s) of antipsychotic drug treatment for at least 2 weeks prior to the Screening Visit.
  • The patient has failed to show an adequate response in the level of psychotic symptoms during at least one documented treatment trial with an adequate dose of an antipsychotic drug prescribed for an adequate time (at least lasting for 6 weeks) within 2 years prior to the Screening Visit. The failure to respond to the current antipsychotic drug treatment trial may be considered a retrospective failed treatment, if the patient has been treated for 6 weeks with adequate dose(s) of antipsychotic drug(s).
  • The patient has a PANSS total score of ≥80 (on 1-7 scale) and a score of ≥4 (≥ "Moderate" on 1-7 scale) on at least 2 of the following PANSS items at the Screening and at Baseline 1 \[Week 0\] Visits: P2 - Conceptual disorganization, P3 - Hallucinatory behavior, P6 - Suspiciousness/persecution, G9 - Unusual thought content; AND the patient has a CGI-S score of ≥4 (≥ "Moderately ill") at the Screening and at Baseline 1 (Week 0) Visits.

Exclusion

  • The patient has any current primary psychiatric disorder other than schizophrenia, as assessed using the MINI-Schz.
  • The patient suffers from mental retardation, organic mental disorders, or mental disorders due to a general medical condition (DSM-5™ criteria).
  • The patient is experiencing an acute exacerbation of his/her psychotic symptoms.
  • The patient has been treated with, AND is resistant to, clozapine according to the investigator's judgement.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 20 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 5 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

119 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03230864

Start Date

July 20 2017

End Date

February 5 2019

Last Update

January 21 2020

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University of California San Diego Health System

San Diego, California, United States, 92103

2

Emory University Cognitive Neurology Clinic & ADRC

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30329

3

Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611

4

Corrigan Mental Health Center

Fall River, Massachusetts, United States, 02720