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Schizoaffective DisorderPhase 4NCT00007774

To Determine if Olanzapine is More Cost Effective Than Haloperidol for the Treatment of Schizophrenia

A Phase 4 study testing Haloperidol and Olanzapine in people with Schizoaffective Disorder and Schizophrenia, run by US Department of Veterans Affairs at 18 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Although currently marketed antipsychotic drugs are useful in the treatment of schizophrenia, efficacy and safety profiles need to be improved. Forty to eighty percent of patients either fail to respond or only partially respond to conventional antipsychotic agents. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophrenia
What is being tested?
Haloperidol and Olanzapine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
600 participants
Where
18 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Mar 1998to Jun 2001
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

18 sites in 1 country.

18 sites in 1 country

United States18 sites
  • New Mexico VA Health Care System, Albuquerque

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87108-5153

  • VA Medical Center, Augusta

    Augusta, Georgia, 30904

  • VA Medical Center, Bay Pines

    Bay Pines, Florida, 33708

  • Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford

    Bedford, Massachusetts, 01730

  • VA Medical Center, Cleveland

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106

  • John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit

    Detroit, Michigan, 48201

  • VA Medical Center, Durham

    Durham, North Carolina, 27705

  • VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange

    East Orange, New Jersey, 07018

  • Richard Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202-2884

  • VA Medical Center, Miami

    Miami, Florida, 33125

  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt Campus, VA Hudson Valley HCS

    Montrose, New York, 10548

  • New York Harbor HCS

    New York, New York, 10010

  • VA Palo Alto Health Care System

    Palo Alto, California, 94304-1290

  • VA Maryland HCS, Perry Point Division

    Perry Point, Maryland, 21902

  • VA Medical Center, Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

  • VA Pittsburgh Health Care System

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15240

  • VA Medical Center, Tuscaloosa

    Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35404

  • VA Connecticut Health Care System (West Haven)

    West Haven, Connecticut, 06516

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About this study

Official title: CSP #451 - The Clinical and Economic Impact of Olanzapine in the Treatment of Schizophrenia

Although currently marketed antipsychotic drugs are useful in the treatment of schizophrenia, efficacy and safety profiles need to be improved. Forty to eighty percent of patients either fail to respond or only partially respond to conventional antipsychotic agents. Secondary symptoms may be unimproved even in patients who respond to treatment. A variety of adverse events occur in patients receiving currently available agents. The severity of these events contributes to the poor compliance that is observed in this patient population. Olanzapine is a novel antipsychotic agent with a reduced incidence of extrapyramidal symptoms. Other side effects are minimal.

Read the detailed description

Primary Hypothesis: To determine if olanzapine is more cost effective than haloperidol for the treatment of schizophrenia.

Secondary Hypothesis: Secondary objectives include evaluation of clinical efficacy, safety, social and vocational functioning, family burden, compliance and satisfaction for olanzapine relative to haloperidol.

Intervention: Olanzapine (5 mg to 20 mg/day), haloperidol (5 mg to 20 mg/day).

Primary Outcomes: Total inpatient hospital care costs are the primary outcome. Other major outcomes are total social costs (cost of VA health care, non-VA services and other specified social costs), efficacy measures (PANNS, BPRS, CGI Severity, and neurocognitive battery scores) and safety measures (adverse events, ECG?s).

Study Abstract: Although currently marketed antipsychotic drugs are useful in the treatment of schizophrenia, efficacy and safety profiles need to be improved. Forty to eighty percent of patients either fail to respond or only partially respond to conventional antipsychotic agents. Secondary symptoms may be unimproved even in patients who respond to treatment. A variety of adverse events occur in patients receiving currently available agents. The severity of these events contributes to the poor compliance that is observed in this patient population. Olanzapine is a novel antipsychotic agent with a reduced incidence of extrapyramidal symptoms. Other side effects are minimal.

Approximately 327 patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder were randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups. One treatment group was prescribed olanzapine with daily dosage ranging from 5 mg/day to 20 mg/day. The other treatment group was prescribed haloperidol with daily dosage also ranging from 5 mg/day to 20 mg/day. A semi-structured psychosocial case management treatment program is provided for all study patients. Patients were recruited from 18 VA medical centers over a 24-month period and were followed for one year. 18 patients were enrolled at one site that had its research program terminated during the study. Because of questions regarding the circumstances that led to the termination, these 18 patients will not be included in study analyses. The major objective of the study is to determine if olanzapine is more cost effective than haloperidol. Secondary objectives include evaluation of clinical efficacy, safety, social and vocational functioning, family burden, compliance and satisfaction for olanzapine relative to haloperidol.

MANUSCRIPT: Primary manuscript published in JAMA, November 2003.

Being tested
Haloperidol, Olanzapine
Keywords
Olanzapine, haloperidol, schizophrenia, schisoaffe
Medical subject headings
Psychotic Disorders, Schizophrenia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT00007774
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1ExperimentalOlanzapine
Receives: Drug: Olanzapine
2Active comparatorHaloperidol
Receives: Drug: Haloperidol

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted1 Jan 2001 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 1998
  3. Primary completionJun 2001

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Masking
Double blind
Enrolment
600 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00007774
Sponsor's protocol ID
451
Status last verified
Feb 2009
First submitted
29 Dec 2000
Last updated
4 Feb 2009
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Perlick DA, Rosenheck RA, Kaczynski R, Bingham S, Collins J. Association of symptomatology and cognitive deficits to functional capacity in schizophrenia. Schizophr Res. 2008 Feb;99(1-3):192-9. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2007.08.009. Epub 2007 Sep 12.

    PubMed 17851042
  • Rosenheck R, Perlick D, Bingham S, Liu-Mares W, Collins J, Warren S, Leslie D, Allan E, Campbell EC, Caroff S, Corwin J, Davis L, Douyon R, Dunn L, Evans D, Frecska E, Grabowski J, Graeber D, Herz L, Kwon K, Lawson W, Mena F, Sheikh J, Smelson D, Smith-Gamble V; Department of Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study Group on the Cost-Effectiveness of Olanzapine. Effectiveness and cost of olanzapine and haloperidol in the treatment of schizophrenia: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2003 Nov 26;290(20):2693-702. doi: 10.1001/jama.290.20.2693.

    PubMed 14645311

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Haloperidol and Olanzapine in people with Schizoaffective Disorder and Schizophrenia, run by US Department of Veterans Affairs at 18 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Feb 2009. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 18 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00007774, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Feb 2009.

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