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A Study of Adjunctive Treatment of Aripiprazole in Schizophrenic Patients

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical
Information provided by:
Bristol-Myers Squibb
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00300846
First received: March 8, 2006
Last updated: April 7, 2011
Last verified: June 2008
History of Changes
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect on patient weight of adjunctive therapy of aripiprazole with clozapine versus clozapine monotherapy, in schizophrenic patients who are not optimally controlled on clozapine.


Condition Intervention Phase
Schizophrenia
 Drug: aripiprazole
Drug: Placebo
 Phase 4

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Multicenter, Comparative, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Study on the Effect on Weight of Adjunctive Treatment With Aripiprazole in Patients With Schizophrenia.

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Schizophrenia
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Bristol-Myers Squibb:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Evaluate effect on patient weight of adjunctive therapy of aripiprazole with clozapine versus clozapine mono-therapy in schizophrenic patients who are not optimally controlled on clozapine.
  • The mean change from baseline in patient weight at Week 16 (LOCF) will be compared between the 2 groups.

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Efficacy (PANSS, CGI)
  • Effectiveness (IAQ, GAF)
  • Patient Reported Outcomes
  • Safety

Estimated Enrollment: 200
Study Start Date: December 2005
Study Completion Date: July 2007
Primary Completion Date: July 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: A1 Drug: aripiprazole
Tablets, Oral, 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, once daily, 16 weeks followed by 12 weeks of Open-Label extension phase (optional).
Other Name: Abilify
Placebo Comparator: A2 Drug: Placebo
Tablets, Oral, 0 mg, once daily, 16 weeks followed by 12 weeks of Open-Label extension phase (optional)

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with schizophrenia treated with clozapine (200-900 mg/day), who gained at least 2.5 kg while on clozapine.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients known to be allergic to aripiprazole
  • Hospitalized patients
  • Patients who have previously received study medication in an aripiprazole clinical study or who have participated in any clinical trial with an investigational agent within the past month.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00300846

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Sponsors and Collaborators
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical
Investigators
Study Director: Bristol-Myers Squibb Bristol-Myers Squibb
  More Information

Additional Information:
BMS Clinical Trials Disclosure  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site
For FDA Safety Alerts and Recalls refer to the following link www.fda.gov/MEDWATCH/safety.htm  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00300846     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: CN138-170
Study First Received: March 8, 2006
Last Updated: April 7, 2011
Health Authority: France: Afssaps - Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé (Saint-Denis)

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia and Disorders with Psychotic Features
Mental Disorders
Aripiprazole
Antipsychotic Agents
Tranquilizing Agents
 Central Nervous System Depressants
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
Central Nervous System Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Psychotropic Drugs

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