CAFE Comparison of Atypicals in First Episode of Psychosis

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Collaborator:

University of North Carolina

Information provided by:

AstraZeneca

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00034892

First received: May 2, 2002

Last updated: January 3, 2013

Last verified: January 2013

History of Changes

Tracking Information
First Received Date ^ICMJE	May 2, 2002
Last Updated Date	January 3, 2013
Start Date ^ICMJE	March 2002
Primary Completion Date	March 2005 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Change History	Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00034892 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Current Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Original Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided

Descriptive Information
Brief Title ^ICMJE	CAFE Comparison of Atypicals in First Episode of Psychosis
Official Title ^ICMJE	Efficacy and Tolerability of Olanzapine, Quetiapine and Risperidone in the Treatment of First Episode Psychosis: A Randomized Double Blind 52-Week Comparison
Brief Summary	The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness, tolerability, and efficacy of the currently available atypical antipsychotic drugs olanzapine (2.5-20 mg/day), quetiapine (100-800 mg/day) and risperidone (0.5-4 mg/day) in patients with schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, or schizoaffective disorder who are experiencing their first psychotic episode.
Detailed Description	Not Provided
Study Type ^ICMJE	Interventional
Study Phase	Phase 3
Study Design ^ICMJE	Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double-Blind Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition ^ICMJE	Schizophrenia Psychotic Disorders Mental Health Mental Disorders
Intervention ^ICMJE	Drug: Olanzapine, risperidone
Study Arm (s)	Not Provided
Publications *	Perkins DO, Gu H, Weiden PJ, McEvoy JP, Hamer RM, Lieberman JA; Comparison of Atypicals in First Episode study group. Predictors of treatment discontinuation and medication nonadherence in patients recovering from a first episode of schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, or schizoaffective disorder: a randomized, double-blind, flexible-dose, multicenter study. J Clin Psychiatry. 2008 Jan;69(1):106-13. Keefe RS, Sweeney JA, Gu H, Hamer RM, Perkins DO, McEvoy JP, Lieberman JA. Effects of olanzapine, quetiapine, and risperidone on neurocognitive function in early psychosis: a randomized, double-blind 52-week comparison. Am J Psychiatry. 2007 Jul;164(7):1061-71. McEvoy JP, Lieberman JA, Perkins DO, Hamer RM, Gu H, Lazarus A, Sweitzer D, Olexy C, Weiden P, Strakowski SD. Efficacy and tolerability of olanzapine, quetiapine, and risperidone in the treatment of early psychosis: a randomized, double-blind 52-week comparison. Am J Psychiatry. 2007 Jul;164(7):1050-60.
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.

Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status ^ICMJE	Completed
Enrollment ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Completion Date	March 2005
Primary Completion Date	March 2005 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE	Inclusion Criteria: Patients must meet criteria for schizophreniform disorder, schizophrenia, or schizoaffective disorder with psychotic symptoms lasting 1-60 months Psychotic symptoms must have persisted at least one month, and not more thn 5 years (60 months) Patients must have no previous history of drug treatment (greater than a total of 16 weeks) with antipsychotics Exclusion Criteria: Patients with history of psychotic disorder with recovery period of at least 3 months Female patients who are pregnant or nursing Patients with a known history of mental retardation
Gender	Both
Ages	16 Years to 40 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers	No
Contacts ^ICMJE	Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Listed Location Countries ^ICMJE	United States, Canada
Removed Location Countries

Administrative Information
NCT Number ^ICMJE	NCT00034892
Other Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE	5077IL/0114
Has Data Monitoring Committee	Not Provided
Responsible Party	Not Provided
Study Sponsor ^ICMJE	AstraZeneca
Collaborators ^ICMJE	University of North Carolina
Investigators ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Information Provided By	AstraZeneca
Verification Date	January 2013
^ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP

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