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Seroquel STACK Study in Schizophrenic or Schizoaffective Subjects

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00328978
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : May 24, 2006
Last Update Posted : March 25, 2009
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
AstraZeneca

Brief Summary:
The purpose of the study is to assess and compare the side effect profile, safety, tolerability and efficacy of schizophrenic or schizoaffective subjects non- or partially- responsive to 800 mg/day of quetiapine treated with either 800 mg/day or more than 800 mg/day of quetiapine during 8 weeks.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Schizophrenia Schizoaffective Disorders Drug: Quetiapine Phase 3

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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Enrollment : 330 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Canadian, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized, Parallel-Group Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Treatment With Higher Doses of Quetiapine Fumarate (Seroquel®) Greater Than 800 mg/Day in Schizophrenic or Schizoaffective Subjects.
Study Start Date : October 2003
Actual Study Completion Date : September 2005

Resource links provided by the National Library of Medicine

MedlinePlus related topics: Schizophrenia




Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. To determine the proportion of subjects (%) experiencing emergent or a worsening of EPS following treatment of quetiapine 800mg or higher than 800 mg/day in schizophrenic or schizoaffective subjects.

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. To determine the safety, tolerability and efficacy of treatment with quetiapine in with doses higher than 800 mg/day in schizophrenic or schizoaffective subjects.


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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 65 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Inclusion Criteria: Men and women, age 18-65 years with persistent positive or negative symptoms with a PANSS total score of ≥ 70 and < 110 and a Clinical Global Improvement (CGI)- Severity of Illness score of at least 4 (moderately ill) at screening. Subjects may be treated as in- or out-patients. Subjects must give written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with other psychiatric, medical or behavioural comorbid disorder that may interfere with study conduct or interpretation.
  • Female of childbearing potential, unless the subject is using a reliable method of contraception
  • Subjects with alcohol or psychoactive-substance dependence not in full remission or with significant alcohol or substance abuse in the past 3 months will be excluded.
  • Laboratory test results outside the range of reference considered by the investigator to be clinically significant.
  • Inability to respect the visit schedule and known intolerance to quetiapine at 800mg/day.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00328978


Locations
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Canada, Alberta
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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West Claresholm, Alberta, Canada
Canada, British Columbia
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
Canada, Manitoba
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Canada, Nova Scotia
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Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Canada, Ontario
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Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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London, Ontario, Canada
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Markham, Ontario, Canada
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Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Canada, Quebec
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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Verdun, Quebec, Canada
Canada, Saskatchewan
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Sponsors and Collaborators
AstraZeneca
Investigators
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Study Director: AstraZeneca Canada Medical Director, MD AstraZeneca
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00328978    
Other Study ID Numbers: DC-990-0165
D1441C00023
First Posted: May 24, 2006    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: March 25, 2009
Last Verified: March 2009
Keywords provided by AstraZeneca:
schizophrenia
schizoaffective disorders
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Schizophrenia
Psychotic Disorders
Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Mental Disorders
Quetiapine Fumarate
Antidepressive Agents
Psychotropic Drugs
Antipsychotic Agents
Tranquilizing Agents
Central Nervous System Depressants
Physiological Effects of Drugs