A Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Ziprasidone and Risperidone for the Treatment of Schizophrenia in Chinese Patients

Sponsor
Pfizer's Upjohn has merged with Mylan to form Viatris Inc. (Industry)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00645372
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of ziprasidone and risperidone for the treatment of schizophrenia in Chinese patients

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
Phase 3

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
242 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
A Six Week, Multicenter, Double Blind, Double-Dummy, Parallel, Comparative Study To Compare The Efficacy, Safety And Tolerability Of Ziprasidone With Risperidone In The Treatment Of Chinese Subjects With Acute Exacerbation Of Schizophrenia
Study Start Date :
Jul 1, 2004
Actual Study Completion Date :
May 1, 2005

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Active Comparator: A

Drug: Risperidone
Oral risperidone capsules 1 and 2 mg; doses were 1 mg once daily on Days 1-2, 2 mg once daily on Days 3-4, 3 mg once daily on Days 5-7, and 1, 2, or 3 mg twice daily during Weeks 2-6

Experimental: B

Drug: Ziprasidone
Oral ziprasidone capsules 40, 60, and 80 mg; doses were 40 mg twice daily on Days 1-2, 60 mg twice daily on Days 3-7, and 40, 60, or 80 mg twice daily during Weeks 2-6

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Change from baseline in Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) total score [Week 6]

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. Adverse events, laboratory test changes, movement disorder scale scores [Weeks 1, 2, 4, and 6]

  2. Change from baseline in PANSS negative subscale score [Weeks 1, 2, 4, and 6]

  3. Change from baseline in PANSS general psychopathology subscale score [Weeks 1, 2, 4, and 6]

  4. PANSS responder rate [Weeks 1, 2, 4 and 6]

  5. Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S) score [Baseline and Weeks 1, 2, 4, and 6]

  6. Change from baseline in Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale derived (BPRSd) score [Weeks 1, 2, 4, and 6]

  7. Change from baseline in PANSS positive subscale score [Weeks 1, 2, 4, and 6]

  8. Clinical Global Impression-Improement (CGI-I) score [Weeks 1, 2, 4, and 6]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:
  • Hospitalized patients with schizophrenia

  • Miminum PANSS score of 60 when randomized

Exclusion Criteria:
  • Planned, regular use of antipsyhotics within 1 week of randomization

  • Previous treatment with risperidone that resulted in intolerance or lack of response to risperidone

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Pfizer Investigational Site Beijing China 100083
2 Pfizer Investigational Site Beijing China 100088
3 Pfizer Investigational Site Guangzhou China 510370
4 Pfizer Investigational Site Nanjing China 210029
5 Pfizer Investigational Site Shanghai China 200030

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Pfizer's Upjohn has merged with Mylan to form Viatris Inc.

Investigators

  • Study Director: Pfizer CT.gov Call Center, Pfizer

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Additional Information:

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Pfizer's Upjohn has merged with Mylan to form Viatris Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00645372
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • A1281115
First Posted:
Mar 27, 2008
Last Update Posted:
Feb 21, 2021
Last Verified:
Feb 1, 2021
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Study Results

No Results Posted as of Feb 21, 2021