SWitching to Abilify Trial (SWAT)
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
To evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerance of an 12 and 26-week aripiprazole administration
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 4 |
Detailed Description
This trial was designed to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerance of an 12 and 26-week aripiprazole administration to schizophrenic outpatients who maintain stable (no change with dosage, usage, route of the most recent antipsychotic drugs) symptoms and discontinued previous antipsychotic drugs.
Aripiprazole (10~30 mg/day) will be orally administered for 12 weeks followed by an extension phase for a maximum of an additional 14 weeks (total of 26 weeks).
Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- CGI-I mean score(at week 1, 3, 4, 8 & every 4 weeks until week 26) []
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Changes in PANSS total & PANSS subscore & depression subscore originated from PANSS (at week 4, 8 & every 4 weeks until week 26 []
- IAQ (at week 8) []
- POM (at week 1, 2, 4, 8) []
- GAF (at week 8 & end of study) []
- CGI-S (at week 1, 3, 4, 8 & every 4 weeks until week 26) []
- AEs, Vital Signs, Weight gain, Prolactin increase, extrapyramidal syndrome, sleep disturbance, Laboratory tests (at week 1, 2, 4, 8 & every 4 weeks until week 26). []
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Signed written informed consent
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Men and women, ages 18 to 65. Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must be using an adequate method of contraception to avoid pregnancy throughout the study in such a manner that the risk of pregnancy is minimized.
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Patients who have not been hospitalized during last three months
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Patients who have kept clinically stable dosage during last one month
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Patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder as defined by DSM-IV criteria
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Patients whose symptoms are not optimally controlled or whose antipsychotic medication is not well-tolerated, which in the clinical judgment of the treating psychiatrist require a change of treatment.
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Patients who have received antipsychotics in the past must have shown a response to a neuroleptic medication other than clozapine.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Patients who are unwilling or unable to use an acceptable method to avoid pregnancy for the entire study period
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Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
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Patients who are at risk for committing suicide: either having active suicidal ideation considered clinically significant or recently attempted suicide
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Patients with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, depression with psychotic symptoms, or organic brain syndromes
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Patients who have met DSM-IV criteria for any significant Psychoactive Substance Use Disorder within the 3 months prior to Screening
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Patients considered treatment-resistant to antipsychotic medication (patients need to have shown a previous response to a antipsychotic medication other than clozapine) and patients with a significant history of intolerance to multiple antipsychotic treatments
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Treatment with a long-acting antipsychotic (i.e., haloperidol decanoate or fluphenazine decanoate) in which the last dose was within 3 weeks of randomization.
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Patients with a history of neuroleptic malignant syndrome
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Patients with epilepsy, a history of seizures (except for a single childhood febrile seizure), or a history of an abnormal EEG, severe head trauma, or stroke or who have a history or evidence of other medical conditions (e.g., congestive heart failure) that would expose them to an undue risk of a significant adverse event or interfere with assessments of safety or efficacy during the course of the trial
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Patients who would be likely to require prohibited concomitant therapy during the trial
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Patients who have previously enrolled in an aripiprazole clinical study or who have participated in any clinical trial with an investigational agent within the past month
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Prisoners or subjects who are compulsorily detained for treatment of either a psychiatric or physical (e.g., infectious disease) illness must not be enrolled into this study.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Asan Medical Center | Seoul | Korea, Republic of | 138-736 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Korea Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Chang-Yoon Kim, Prof., Asan Medical Center
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- KOP-010402