Long-Term Safety Extension Trial of Asenapine in Schizophrenia Participants Who Completed Protocol P05688 (P05689)
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Participants who have completed the 6-week trial P05688 can be screened for eligibility for this 26-week extension study in which they will continue treatment. The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the long-term safety of 2.5 and 5 mg asenapine administered sublingually twice daily (BID) in schizophrenia participants. Olanzapine administered 15 mg orally once daily (QD) is used as an active control.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 3 |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Asenapine 2.5 mg BID
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Drug: Asenapine
2.5 mg or 5 mg fast dissolving active asenapine tablets administered sublingually, same number of tablets are taken in the morning and the evening
Other Names:
Drug: Placebo Olanzapine
15 mg film-coated placebo olanzapine tablets administered orally QD. The time of the active olanzapine dose (either morning or evening) is not disclosed in order to preserve blinding.
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Experimental: Asenapine 5 mg BID
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Drug: Asenapine
2.5 mg or 5 mg fast dissolving active asenapine tablets administered sublingually, same number of tablets are taken in the morning and the evening
Other Names:
Drug: Placebo Olanzapine
15 mg film-coated placebo olanzapine tablets administered orally QD. The time of the active olanzapine dose (either morning or evening) is not disclosed in order to preserve blinding.
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Active Comparator: Olanzapine 15 mg QD
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Drug: Placebo Asenapine
2.5 mg or 5 mg fast dissolving placebo asenapine tablets administered sublingually, same number of tablets are taken in the morning and the evening
Drug: Olanzapine
15 mg film-coated active olanzapine tablets administered orally QD. The time of the active olanzapine dose (either morning or evening) is not disclosed in order to preserve blinding.
Other Names:
Drug: Placebo Olanzapine
15 mg film-coated placebo olanzapine tablets administered orally QD. The time of the active olanzapine dose (either morning or evening) is not disclosed in order to preserve blinding.
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Experimental: Placebo switched to Asenapine 2.5 mg BID
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Drug: Asenapine
2.5 mg or 5 mg fast dissolving active asenapine tablets administered sublingually, same number of tablets are taken in the morning and the evening
Other Names:
Drug: Placebo Olanzapine
15 mg film-coated placebo olanzapine tablets administered orally QD. The time of the active olanzapine dose (either morning or evening) is not disclosed in order to preserve blinding.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Change in Weight From Baseline to Day 182 [Baseline (Day -1 of Short Term Trial) to Day 182 (Long-Term Extension)]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Completed the short-term trial P05688, and judged by the investigator likely to benefit from continued treatment
Exclusion Criteria:
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Occurrence(s) of an adverse event or other clinically significant finding(s) in the short-term trial P05688 that would prohibit the participant's continuation into the long-term extension
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Clinical Global Impression-Severity of Illness (CGI-S) score of ≥6 (severely psychotic) at Baseline
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Newly diagnosed or discovered psychiatric condition that would have excluded the participant from participation in the short-term trial P05688
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Forest Investigative Site 2001 | Austin | Texas | United States | 78754 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Forest Laboratories
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- P05689
- 2010-018408-96