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Safety and Efficacy of Cariprazine in Schizophrenia

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Gedeon Richter Ltd.
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Forest Laboratories
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01104779
First received: April 14, 2010
Last updated: December 6, 2012
Last verified: December 2012
History of Changes
  Purpose

The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of cariprazine relative to placebo for the treatment of acute exacerbation of schizophrenia.


Condition Intervention Phase
Schizophrenia
 Drug: Cariprazine
Drug: Placebo
 Phase 3

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of Cariprazine in the Acute Exacerbation of Schizophrenia

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Forest Laboratories:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Measurement of schizophrenia symptoms: Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) total score [ Time Frame: Week 6 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Measurement of schizophrenia symptoms: Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S) [ Time Frame: Week 6 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment: 459
Study Start Date: April 2010
Study Completion Date: December 2011
Primary Completion Date: December 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1
Cariprazine once daily fixed-flexible low dose
 Drug: Cariprazine
Patients who meet eligibility criteria will be administered a once daily oral low dose of cariprazine for six weeks. Upon completion of the study or early termination, patients will undergo a two week safety follow-up period.
Other Name: RGH-188
Experimental: 2
Cariprazine once daily fixed-flexible high dose
 Drug: Cariprazine
Patients who meet eligibility criteria will be administered a once daily oral high dose of cariprazine for six weeks. Upon completion of the study or early termination, patients will undergo a two week safety follow-up period.
Other Name: RGH-188
Placebo Comparator: 3
Placebo
 Drug: Placebo
Patients who meet eligibility criteria will be administered a once daily oral dose of placebo for six weeks. Upon completion of the study or early termination, patients will undergo a two week safety follow-up period.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 60 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who have provided informed consent prior to any study specific procedures
  • Patients currently meeting the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) criteria for schizophrenia (paranoid type, disorganized type, catatonic type or undifferentiated type), as confirmed by the Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (SCID)
  • Patients with normal physical examination, laboratory, vital signs,and/ or electrocardiogram (ECG)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with a DSM-IV-TR diagnosis of Schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform disorder, other psychotic disorders other than schizophrenia, or bipolar I or II disorder
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01104779

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Sponsors and Collaborators
Forest Laboratories
Gedeon Richter Ltd.
Investigators
Study Director: Raffaele Migliore, MA Forest Laboratories
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Forest Laboratories
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01104779     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: RGH-MD-05
Study First Received: April 14, 2010
Last Updated: December 6, 2012
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration
India: Drugs Controller General of India
South Africa: Department of Health
Colombia: National Institutes of Health

Keywords provided by Forest Laboratories:
Schizophrenia
Acute Schizophrenia
Psychotropic Drugs
Antipsychotic Agents
 Mental Disorders
Dopamine Agents
Central Nervous System Agents

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia and Disorders with Psychotic Features
Mental Disorders
Central Nervous System Agents
Antipsychotic Agents
Therapeutic Uses
 Pharmacologic Actions
Tranquilizing Agents
Central Nervous System Depressants
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Psychotropic Drugs

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013