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SchizophreniaNCT01698216

Switching From Consta® to Sustenna® in Patients With Schizophrenia

An observational study of Schizophrenia, run by Seoul National University Hospital at 1 site in South Korea.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The aim of this study is observation of effectiveness and side effect of patients with schizophrenia who will switch the antipsychotics from risperidone long acting injection to paliperidone palmitate. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
Schizophrenia
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
How many people
50 participants
Where
1 siteSouth Korea
Study dates
Dec 2011to May 2015
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients with schizophrenia who would be switched to Paliperidone Palmitate from Risperidone Long Acting Injection

Who may be able to join

  • Age: 18 ~ 65
  • Patient with schizophrenia according to DSM-IV criteria
  • Patient have signed on the informed consent, and well understood the objective and procedure of this study.
  • Maintenance therapy more than 6 months with Risperidone Long Acting Injection monotherapy or other with concomitant antipsychotics, and stable dose of Risperidone Long Acting Injection was maintained 8 weeks more. The stable dose of other antipsychotics has been maintained 8 months and more.
  • Patient wants to switch antipsychotics to Paliperidone Palmitate.
  • PANSS total score ≤ 80
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  • Each score of conceptual disorganization(P2), hallucinatory behavior(P3), Suspiciousness/persecution(P6), unusual thought content(G9)in PANSS ≤ 4
  • Competent patient who is manage to answer the questionnaires.
  • In case of female at child-bearing age, consent to use appropriate contraceptive methods(oral pill, contraceptive injection, intrauterine device, double barrier method and contraceptive patch) during entire duration of this study.

Who cannot join

  • No history of antipsychotics use.
  • Past history of NMS.
  • Allergy or hypersensitivity to Risperidone or Paliperidone ER.
  • Concomitant antipsychotics was oral Risperidone or Paliperidone ER.
  • Initiating or dose-changing of SSRI, MAOI, TCA within 2 months(maintenance is allowed if those have been stable for at least 30days prior to study entry and would not be any dose changes during the study)
  • Initiating of Lithium, Valproic acid, Carbamazepine, Topiramate, Lamotrigine or other mood stabilizer within 2months (maintenance is allowed).
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  • Patient who is supposed to be impossible to participate to this study due to clinical risk of suicide or aggressive behavior based on clinician's opinion.
  • Current substance dependence(DSM-IV) or past history of dependence (more than 6months)
  • Significant biochemical or hematological abnormality or abnormal finding of urinalysis, based on clinician's opinion.
  • History of cardiac disease which predispose to QT prolongation(sick sinus, complete AV block, CHF, ventricular tachycardia, hypokalemia or hypocalcemia) or current medication of QT prolonging drugs
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding female patient.
  • History of participating to other investigational drug trial within 1month prior to screening.
  • Investigator or employee at clinical trial center, personnel related to investigator or trial center on this or other study, or family of employee or investigator

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

South Korea1 site
  • Seoul National University Hospital

    Seoul

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About this study

Official title: Switching From Risperidone Long Acting Injection (Consta®) to Paliperidone Palmitate (Sustenna®) in Patients With Schizophrenia and Its Influence on Subjective Well-Being: A Prospective Observational Study

The aim of this study is observation of effectiveness and side effect of patients with schizophrenia who will switch the antipsychotics from risperidone long acting injection to paliperidone palmitate.

Read the detailed description

In this study, investigators are going to enroll the patients who will switch the risperidone long acting injection to paliperidone palmitate. And investigators will examine the effectiveness and side effect of paliperidone palmitate. In addition, effectiveness and side effect related variables will be studied.

Conditions
Schizophrenia
Keywords
Paliperidone, Palmitate, switching, schizophrenia, subjective well-being
Medical subject headings
Schizophrenia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT01698216
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Consta Sustenna switchingThe patients group who switched to paliperidone palmitate from risperidone long acting injection

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Subjective Well-being Under Neuroleptic Treatment (SWN)

    Measured: Change from Baseline in SWN score at 108 weeks

Secondary outcomes (12)
  1. Korean Drug Attitude Inventory-10

    Measured: Change from Baseline in score at 108 weeks

  2. Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale

    Measured: 0,4,8,16,24,36,48,60,72,84,96,108 week

  3. Clinical Global Impression-Severity, Improvement

    Measured: 0,4,8,16,24,36,48,60,72,84,96,108 week

  4. Personal and Social Performance Scale

    Measured: 0,4,8,16,24,36,48,60,72,84,96,108 week

  5. Symptom Check List-90-Revised

    Measured: 0,4,8,16,24,36,48,60,72,84,96,108 week

  6. Drug-Induced ExtraPyramidal Symptoms Scale

    Measured: 0,4,8,16,24,36,48,60,72,84,96,108 week

  7. Liverpool University Neuroleptic Side Effect Rating Scale

    Measured: 0,4,8,16,24,36,48,60,72,84,96,108 week

  8. Visual Analog Scale

    injection site pain

    Measured: 0,4,8,16,24,36,48,60,72,84,96,108 week

  9. ECG

    electrocardiogram

    Measured: 8, 24, 48, 72, 108 week

  10. blood pressure

    Measured: 0,4,8,16,24,48,72,108 week

  11. Body weight

    Measured: 0,4,8,16,24,48,72,108 week

  12. waist circumference

    Measured: 0,4,8,16,24,48,72,108 week

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted2 Oct 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2011
  3. Primary completionMay 2015
  4. Study completionMay 2015

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
50 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01698216
Sponsor's protocol ID
Consta_Sustenna
Status last verified
Dec 2015
First submitted
27 Sep 2012
Last updated
8 Dec 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Schizophrenia, run by Seoul National University Hospital at 1 site in South Korea.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 9 inclusion and 13 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Dec 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in South Korea. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Subjective Well-being Under Neuroleptic Treatment (SWN) (time frame: Change from Baseline in SWN score at 108 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Dec 2015.

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