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NCT Number: NCT01577160

A Study to Evaluate Flexible Dose of Paliperidone Extended Release (ER) and Clinical Response in Participants With Schizophrenia

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of paliperidone ER for the treatment of schizophrenia (psychiatric disorder with symptoms of emotional instability, detachment from reality, often with delusions and hallucinations, and withdrawal into the self) participants.

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Key information

Conditions

Schizophrenia Mental Disorders Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 4

About this study

This is a multi-center (when more than one hospital or medical school team work on a medical research study), open-label (all people know the identity of the intervention), prospective (study following participants forward in time), non-comparative study. The total study duration will be 12 weeks for each participant and will include following visits: Screening, Week 2, 4, 8, and 12 (end of treatment or early withdrawal). The effectiveness of paliperidone ER will be evaluated at Week 12 by the proportion of responders who are evaluated as "very much improved" or "much improved" on the Clinical Global Impression improvement (CGI-I) Scale. Participants' safety will also be monitored throughout the study.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Participants who are diagnosed with schizophrenia (according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders [Edition 4] criteria)
  • Participants with Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S) score greater than or equal to 4 points (moderately ill) at Screening
  • Childbearing potential women who consented to the consistent use of the acceptable contraception (oral contraceptive, contraceptive injection, intrauterine device, double barrier method and contraceptive patch)
  • Participants who are capable of and willing to fill out the questionnaire for themselves
  • Participants who are compliant with self-medication or can receive consistent help or support

Exclusion criteria

  • Participants with the past history of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (high fever, rigid muscles, shaking, confusion, sweating more than usual, increased heart rate or blood pressure, or muscle pain or weakness)
  • Participants with allergy or hypersensitivity to risperidone or paliperidone
  • Participants who have taken clozapine, or have been exposed to the study drug within one month before screening
  • Participants who have been treated with the long acting antipsychotic injection within 28 days
  • Participants with significant risk including suicide or aggressive behavior

Treatment and study plan

Paliperidone ER

Drug

Participants will receive paliperidone ER 6 milligram (mg) orally once daily up to Week 12. Dose adjustment will be done at Week 2, 4 and 8 as per investigator's discretion based upon participant's CGI-I score.

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Responders as Per Clinical Global Impression - Improvement (CGI-I) Scale

    Time frame: Week 12

    The CGI-I is a 7-point scale that requires the clinician to assess how much the participant's illness has improved or worsened relative to a baseline state at the beginning of the intervention and rated as: 1=very much improved; 2=much improved; 3=minimally improved; 4=no change; 5=minimally worse; 6=much worse; 7=very much worse. Responders were defined as participants evaluated as "1: very much improved" or "2: much improved" on the CGI-I scale at Week 12.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change From Baseline in Clinical Global Impression - Severity (CGI-S) Score at Week 12

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 12

    The CGI-S rating scale is a 7 point global assessment that measures the clinician's impression of the severity of illness exhibited by a participant. A rating of 1 is equivalent to "Normal, not at all ill" and a rating of 7 is equivalent to "Among the most extremely ill participants". Higher scores indicate worsening.

  2. Number of Participants With Clinical Global Impression - Improvement (CGI-I) Score

    Time frame: Week 12

    The CGI-I is a 7-point scale that requires the clinician to assess how much the participant's illness has improved or worsened relative to a baseline state at the beginning of the intervention and rated as: 1=very much improved; 2=much improved; 3=minimally improved; 4=no change; 5=minimally worse; 6=much worse; 7=very much worse.

  3. Change From Baseline in Personal and Social Performance (PSP) Score at Week 12

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 12

    The PSP is 100-point validated clinician-rated scale that assesses degree of difficulty in 4 areas of functioning: socially useful activities, personal and social relationships, self-care, disturbing and aggressive behaviors rated on 6-point scale (1=absent to 6=very severe).Total transformed score from 1 to 100 is generated from raw score based on clinical interpretation of scores generated in 4 areas of functioning, with higher transformed score indicating better function. Total score is divided into 3 levels: 71-100 (mild difficulty); 31-70 (marked difficulty) and 1-30 (severe difficulty).

  4. Change From Baseline in Drug Attitude Inventory (DAI-10) Score at Week 12

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 12

    The DAI-10 is a 10-item questionnaire to assess 1) subjective experience of drug and 2) attitudes and beliefs toward neuroleptics which may influence compliance in schizophrenia participants. It is the binary scale assessing the participant's subjective response (SR). A 'compliant' response is scored as +1; a dysphoric response is scored as -1. A positive sum of items indicates a positive SR; a negative sum of scores indicates a negative SR (non-compliant). The final score is the grand total of the positive and negative points. Total score ranges from (-) 10 to (+) 10, higher score indicates positive SR (compliant) and lower score indicates negative SR (non-compliant).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Johnson & Johnson Taiwan Ltd

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

An Open Label, Prospective, Non-Comparative Study to Evaluate Flexible Dose of Paliperidone ER and Clinical Response in the Treatment of Subjects With Schizophrenia

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2009
First posted
Apr 13, 2012
Registry last updated
Jan 14, 2014

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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