Comparative Effects of Chronic Treatment With Olanzapine and Risperidone on Glucose and Lipid Metabolism
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00287820 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 7, 2006
Last Update Posted : July 25, 2011
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The primary objective of the study is to assess whether chronic treatment with olanzapine over a five-month period produces a significant increase in abnormalities in glucose levels. The main secondary objective is to evaluate whether the increase in glucose levels and rate of glucose abnormalities differs between Olanzapine and Risperidone during this treatment period. Additional secondary objectives of the study are to investigate similar questions with respect to glycohemoglobin, triglycerides and other measures of glucose and lipid metabolism.
We hypothesize that Olanzapine will not be inferior to Risperidone in extent of increase in the primary outcome measure of serum glucose, and secondary measures of glycohemoglobin, insulin and lipids.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Schizophrenia Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome Hyperglycemia | Drug: Olanzapine Drug: olanzapine Drug: risperidone | Phase 4 |
In the on-going study in progress we use an extensive battery of assessments to investigate a)fasting levels of glucose and lipids at baseline and monthly during 5 months of treatment, b) glucose tolerance tests to investigate glucose and insulin abnormalities after a glucose load at baseline and during study treatment, and c)the effects of treatment with olanzapine and risperidone of post prandial glucose metabolism after a fatty meal (as detailed in the body of the proposal). Recent studies have shown that increased postprandial lipidemia is an important feature of many patients with type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis. In addition to the biochemical measures, we will also assess clinical effects (PANSS and CGI ratings) and other side-effects (weight gain, appetite, somnolence, and EPS and TD). The specific plan calls for inpatients in a tertiary care hospital to be randomly assigned to olanzapine or risperidone, using a stratified random assignment procedure, and treated for five months with either olanzapine or risperidone. We estimate that we will have to enroll a sample of approximately 50-55 patients to obtain 46 acceptable complete cases(as specified in proposal below). On the basis of preliminary results from our prior and ongoing studies we predict no significant increase in glucose abnormalities from baseline during chronic treatment with olanzapine and no significant differences in development of glucose abnormalities in patients in patient treated with olanzapine and risperidone.
Additional measures being investigated include: comparison of olanzapine and risperidone in glucose and lipid responses to a fatty meal, ghrelin changes in response to a fatty mean, and CRP and IL-6, and thyroid and prolactin response to five months of treatment with the two drugs.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 46 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Independent Investigator Grant Study-Comparative Effects of Chronic Treatment With Olanzapine and Risperidone on Glucose and Lipid Metabolism |
Study Start Date : | February 2004 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | September 2007 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: 1
olanzapine
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Drug: Olanzapine
olanzapine 5-40 mg/day
Other Name: ayprexa Drug: olanzapine olanzapine 5-40 ,mg/day
Other Name: zyprexa |
Active Comparator: 2
risperidone
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Drug: risperidone
risperidone 1-12 mg/day
Other Name: riperidal |
- Serum glucose [ Time Frame: during 5 months of treatment compared to baseline ]
- Hb1AC [ Time Frame: during 5 months of treatment compared to baseline ]
- triglycerides [ Time Frame: during 5 months of treatment compared to baseline ]
- cholesterol [ Time Frame: during 5 months of treatment compared to baseline ]
- insulin [ Time Frame: during 5 months of treatment compared to baseline ]
- c-peptide [ Time Frame: during 5 months of treatment compared to baseline ]
- ghrelin [ Time Frame: during 5 months of treatment compared to baseline ]
- CRP [ Time Frame: during 5 months of treatment compared to baseline ]
- Thyroid hormones [ Time Frame: during 5 months of treatment compared to baseline ]
- prolactin [ Time Frame: during 5 months of treatment compared to baseline ]
- Il-6 [ Time Frame: during 5 months treatment compared to baseline ]
- PANSS scores [ Time Frame: during 5 months of treatment compared to baseline ]
- CGI score [ Time Frame: during 5 months of treatment compared to baseline ]
- EPS scores [ Time Frame: during 5 months of treatment compared to baseline ]
- TD Scores [ Time Frame: during 5 months of treatment compared to baseline ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis
- Schizophrenia or schizoaffective psychosis
- 18-65 years of age
Exclusion Criteria:
- Currently being treated with oral antidiabetics or insulin

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00287820
United States, New York | |
Manhattan Psychaitric Center | |
New York, New York, United States, 10035 |
Principal Investigator: | Robert C Smith, MD PhD | NYU Medical School, Dept of Psychiatry and Manhattan Psychiatric Center |
Responsible Party: | Robert C. Smith MD, Manhatan Psychiatric Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00287820 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
FiD-MC-x226(7524) |
First Posted: | February 7, 2006 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 25, 2011 |
Last Verified: | December 2007 |
schizophrenia diabetes metabolic syndrome hyperglycemia glucose |
insulin lipids IL-6 prolactin |
Metabolic Syndrome Hyperglycemia Schizophrenia Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders Mental Disorders Insulin Resistance Hyperinsulinism Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Olanzapine Risperidone Serotonin Antagonists Serotonin Agents Neurotransmitter Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |
Physiological Effects of Drugs Antipsychotic Agents Tranquilizing Agents Central Nervous System Depressants Psychotropic Drugs Dopamine Antagonists Dopamine Agents Antiemetics Autonomic Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Gastrointestinal Agents Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors Membrane Transport Modulators |