Skip to main content
OpenTrials
Completed

NCT Number: NCT00145496

Efficacy and Safety of Asenapine Compared With Olanzapine in Patients With Persistent Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia (A7501013)(COMPLETED)(P05771)

Treatment with conventional antipsychotics such as haloperidol has little effect or may sometimes even worsen negative symptoms (such as blunted affect, emotional withdrawal, and poor rapport) of schizophrenia. The newer "atypical" antipsychotics agents, such as olanzapine, has shown improvement in the treatment of negative symptoms in acute trials. The purpose of this study is to compare an investigational compound (asenapine) with a marketed agent (olanzapine) in the treatment of stable subjects with persistent negative symptoms of schizophrenia for 6 months. Patients completing this study may be eligible to participate in an extension 6 months of treatment. Patients are required to have stable symptoms prior to entry into study.

Completed

Looking for future studies?

Notify Me

Key information

Conditions

Schizophrenia Mental Disorders Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Have a documented current diagnosis of schizophrenia of paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, residual, or undifferentiated subtype with persistent negative symptoms.
  • No increase in level of psychiatric care during the past few months due to worsening of symptoms of schizophrenia.
  • Caregiver required.

Exclusion criteria

  • Have an uncontrolled, unstable clinically significant medical condition.
  • Have any other psychiatric disorder other than schizophrenia as a primary diagnosis including depression.

Treatment and study plan

asenapine

Drug

5-10 mg sublingually twice daily for up to 26 weeks

Olanzapine

Drug

5-20 mg by mouth once daily for up to 26 weeks

Primary outcomes

  1. Change From Baseline in Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia Measured by the Negative Symptom Assessment (NSA) Scale Total Score

    Time frame: Day 182

    The NSA Scale is a 16-item clinician-rated instrument for rating the negative symptomatology of schizophrenia. Total score ranges from 16 to 96, with greater scores indicating greater severity of symptoms.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change From Baseline in Quality of Life Measured by the Quality of Life Scale (QLS) Total Score

    Time frame: Day 182

    The Quality of Life Scale is a 21-item clinician-rated scale for rating psychosocial functioning (Interpersonal Relations, Instrumental Role, Intrapsychic Foundations, and Common Objects and Activities). The score ranges from 0 to 126, with greater values indicating better quality of life.

  2. Change From Baseline in Body Weight

    Time frame: Day 182

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Organon and Co

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Flexible -Dose, 6-Month Trial Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Asenapine With Olanzapine in Stable Subjects With Predominant, Persistent Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia.

Important dates

Study start
2004
Primary completion
2008
Study completion
2008
First posted
Sep 5, 2005
Registry last updated
Feb 8, 2022

OpenTrials presents study information sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. The official registry record should be consulted for the latest information.

View the official ClinicalTrials.gov record (opens in a new tab)

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.

Related clinical trials

Published trials that share one or more normalized conditions with this study.