A Study Evaluating Lurasidone for The Treatment of Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder in Subjects Switched From Other Antipsychotic Agents (SWITCHCore)

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Sunovion

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT01143077

First received: June 10, 2010

Last updated: April 9, 2013

Last verified: April 2013

History of Changes

Results First Received: May 15, 2012

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized; Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment; Masking: Open Label; Primary Purpose: Treatment
Conditions:	Schizophrenia Schizoaffective Disorder
Intervention:	Drug: Lurasidone HCl

Participant Flow

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Recruitment Details

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FPI June 24, 2010-LPV May 19, 2011, locations were private health clinics, university hospitals, private research facilities.

Pre-Assignment Details

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Reporting Groups

	Description
Lurasidone Open-Label Arm 40/40	Lurasidone 40 mg orally once daily for 14 days followed by 4 weeks of flexible dosing 40-120mg
Lurasidone Open-Label Arm 40/80	Lurasidone 40mg for 7 days, followed by Lurasidone 80 mg for 7 days, orally once daily, followed by 4 weeks of flexible dosing 40-120mg once daily
Lurasidone Open-Label Arm 80/80	Lurasidone 80 mg once daily orally for two weeks, followed by Lurasidone 40-120mg once daily for 4 weeks

Participant Flow: Overall Study

	Lurasidone Open-Label Arm 40/40	Lurasidone Open-Label Arm 40/80	Lurasidone Open-Label Arm 80/80
STARTED	74	88	82
COMPLETED	58	73	67
NOT COMPLETED	16	15	15
Lack of Efficacy	0	2	1
Adverse Event	5	6	5
Lost to Follow-up	2	3	4
Protocol Violation	2	0	0
Withdrawal by Subject	4	3	3
Non-compliance with study drug	0	1	1
Administrative	1	0	0
Principal Investigator Decision	2	0	1

Baseline Characteristics

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Population Description

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Reporting Groups

	Description
Lurasidone Open-Label Arm 40/40	Lurasidone 40 mg orally once daily for 14 days followed by 4 weeks of flexible dosing 40-120mg
Lurasidone Open-Label Arm 40/80	Lurasidone 40mg for 7 days, followed by Lurasidone 80 mg for 7 days, orally once daily, followed by 4 weeks of flexible dosing 40-120mg once daily
Lurasidone Open-Label Arm 80/80	Lurasidone 80 mg once daily orally for two weeks, followed by Lurasidone 40-120mg once daily for 4 weeks
Total	Total of all reporting groups

Baseline Measures

	Lurasidone Open-Label Arm 40/40	Lurasidone Open-Label Arm 40/80	Lurasidone Open-Label Arm 80/80	Total
Number of Participants [units: participants]	72	87	81	240
Age ^[1] [units: participants]
<=18 years	1	1	0	2
Between 18 and 65 years	71	85	81	237
>=65 years	0	1	0	1
Age ^[1] [units: years] Mean ± Standard Deviation	43.2 ± 11.3	44.0 ± 11.5	44.4 ± 10.0	43.9 ± 10.9
Gender ^[1] [units: participants]
Female	25	37	22	84
Male	47	50	59	156
Region of Enrollment ^[1] [units: participants]
United States	72	87	81	240

[1]	244 patients were randomized, 240 received study medication.

Outcome Measures

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1. Primary:

Time to Relapse of Psychotic Symptoms During 6 Weeks [ Time Frame: 6 Weeks ]

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2. Secondary:

Tolerability and Safety [ Time Frame: 6 Weeks ]

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Serious Adverse Events

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Reporting Groups

	Description
Lurasidone Open-Label Arm 40/40	Lurasidone 40 mg orally once daily for 14 days followed by 4 weeks of flexible dosing 40-120mg
Lurasidone Open-Label Arm 40/80	Lurasidone 40mg for 7 days, followed by Lurasidone 80 mg for 7 days, orally once daily, followed by 4 weeks of flexible dosing 40-120mg once daily
Lurasidone Open-Label Arm 80/80	Lurasidone 80 mg once daily orally for two weeks, followed by Lurasidone 40-120mg once daily for 4 weeks

Serious Adverse Events

	Lurasidone Open-Label Arm 40/40	Lurasidone Open-Label Arm 40/80	Lurasidone Open-Label Arm 80/80
Total, serious adverse events
# participants affected / at risk	3/72 (4.17%)	2/87 (2.30%)	0/81 (0.00%)
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Osteoarthritis ^†
# participants affected / at risk	1/72 (1.39%)	0/87 (0.00%)	0/81 (0.00%)
# events	1	0	0
Psychiatric disorders
Alcoholism ^†
# participants affected / at risk	0/72 (0.00%)	1/87 (1.15%)	0/81 (0.00%)
# events	0	1	0
Schizoaffective disorder ^†
# participants affected / at risk	2/72 (2.78%)	0/87 (0.00%)	0/81 (0.00%)
# events	2	0	0
Schizophrenia ^†
# participants affected / at risk	1/72 (1.39%)	0/87 (0.00%)	0/81 (0.00%)
# events	1	0	0
Sexually inappropriate behavior ^†
# participants affected / at risk	0/72 (0.00%)	1/87 (1.15%)	0/81 (0.00%)
# events	0	1	0

†	Events were collected by systematic assessment

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Limitations and Caveats

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