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SchizophreniaPhase 3NCT01009047

An Efficacy and Safety Study of Extended-Release (ER) Paliperidone in Adolescent Participants With Schizophrenia

A Phase 3 study testing Paliperidone extended release (ER) and Aripiprazole in people with Schizophrenia, run by Janssen Research & Development, LLC at 41 sites in 7 countries.

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

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of extended-release (ER) paliperidone compared to aripiprazole (atypical antipsychotic) in symptomatic (having symptoms) adolescent participants with schizophrenia (psychiatric disorder with symptoms of emotional instability, detachment from reality… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 12 to 17 years
Conditions the study is for
Schizophrenia
What is being tested?
Paliperidone extended release (ER) and Aripiprazole
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
228 participants
Where
41 sitesin 7 countries
Study dates
Dec 2009to Jun 2012
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 12 to 17 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Participants must currently meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) criteria for schizophrenia and have experienced symptoms of the illness for at least 1 year, and they should have had at least treatment with 1 antipsychotic before participation in this study
  • Participants having a Positive and Negative Syndromes Scale (PANSS) score between 60 and 120 inclusive at Screening
  • Female participants must be incapable of pregnancy, or if heterosexually active and capable of pregnancy, have been using an acceptable method of contraception for at least 1 month before study entry and agree to continue use contraception methods for the duration of the study, or if sexually abstinent (not having sexual intercourse) and capable of pregnancy, must agree to continue abstinence or to use an acceptable method of birth control
  • Participants must not be a danger to themselves or others, and must have family support available to be maintained as out-patients
  • Participants with a weight of equal to or greater than 29 kilogram

Who cannot join

  • Participants with mild (not serious), moderate (medium level of seriousness), or severe (very serious, life threatening) mental retardation
  • Participants with a known or suspected history of substance dependence (including alcohol, but excluding nicotine or caffeine) as per the DSM-IV criteria in the 3 months before Screening
  • Participants with a history of certain neurological (pertaining to the nervous system) disorders or insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (disorder in which there is decreased insulin in the body or the body's insulin is not effective, resulting in high blood sugar, increased thirst and urine, and many other side effects)
  • Participants who have received a depot injectable antipsychotic within 2 treatment cycles before the Screening visit
  • Participants who have received clozapine in 2 months before the Baseline visit (Day 1 of Week 1)

Trial locations and contacts

41 sites in 7 countries.

41 sites in 7 countries

Russia13 sites
  • Study site

    Chelyabinsk

  • Study site

    Ekaterinburg Na

  • Study site

    Krasnodar

  • Study site

    Moscow

  • Study site

    Moscow Russia

  • Study site

    Nizhny Novgorod

  • Study site

    Novosibirsk

  • Study site

    Saint Petersburg

  • Study site

    Samara

  • Study site

    Saratov

  • Study site

    Smolensk Region N/A

  • Study site

    Tomsk Na

  • Study site

    Yaroslavl

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Ukraine8 sites
  • Study site

    Donetsk

  • Study site

    Hlevakha

  • Study site

    Ivano-Frankivsk

  • Study site

    Kharkiv

  • Study site

    Kherson

  • Study site

    Kiev

  • Study site

    Poltava

  • Study site

    Simferopol

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Spain7 sites
  • Study site

    Badajoz

  • Study site

    Esplugues de Llobregat

  • Study site

    Madrid

  • Study site

    Paterna

  • Study site

    Sabadell

  • Study site

    Seville

  • Study site

    Valladolid

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United States6 sites
  • Study site

    Atlanta, Georgia

  • Study site

    Dothan, Alabama

  • Study site

    Lake Charles, Louisiana

  • Study site

    Santa Ana, California

  • Study site

    Shreveport, Louisiana

  • Study site

    Smyrna, Georgia

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India5 sites
  • Study site

    Jaipur

  • Study site

    Kanpur Uttarpradeh

  • Study site

    Lucknow Gpo

  • Study site

    Mangalore

  • Study site

    Varanasi

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Romania1 site
  • Study site

    Bucharest

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Slovakia1 site
  • Study site

    Bratislava

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About this study

Official title: A Randomized, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Active-Controlled, Flexible-Dose, Parallel-Group Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Extended Release Paliperidone for the Treatment of Symptoms of Schizophrenia in Adolescent Subjects, 12 to 17 Years of Age

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of extended-release (ER) paliperidone compared to aripiprazole (atypical antipsychotic) in symptomatic (having symptoms) adolescent participants with schizophrenia (psychiatric disorder with symptoms of emotional instability, detachment from reality, often with delusions and hallucinations [imagining things], and withdrawal into the self) .

Read the detailed description

This is a multi-center (conducted in more than 1 center), double-blind (neither physician nor participant knows the name of the assigned drug), randomized (study drug is assigned by chance), active-controlled (paliperidone ER is compared to aripiprazole), parallel-group (a medical research study comparing the response in 2 or more groups of participants receiving different treatments), flexible-dose (the physician has the freedom to give different doses to the participant depending on how they respond to treatment) study designed to determine the efficacy and safety of paliperidone ER in symptomatic adolescents (12 to 17 years of age) with schizophrenia. The total duration of the study will be approximately 29 weeks. The study consists of 3 phases: a Screening phase up to 3 weeks (with a possible overlapping washout period), a Double-blind acute phase of 8 weeks, and a Double-blind maintenance phase of 18 weeks. Participants will be randomly assigned to 1 of the 2 treatment groups (paliperidone ER or aripiprazole flexible oral doses). Dosage will be adjusted at the scheduled visits. Efficacy of the participants will primarily be evaluated through Positive and Negative Syndromes Scale (PANSS). Participants' safety will be monitored throughout the study.

Conditions
Schizophrenia
Being tested
Paliperidone extended release (ER), Aripiprazole
Keywords
Schizophrenia, Paliperidone, Aripiprazole
Medical subject headings
Schizophrenia

What participants receive

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

  • Paliperidone extended release (ER)Drug

    Paliperidone ER will be administered as oral capsule at a dose of 6 mg for 1 week and then will be administered at a dose of either 3, 6 or 9 mg up to Week 26, once daily in the morning.

  • AripiprazoleDrug

    Aripiprazole will be administered as oral capsule at a dose of 2 mg on Days 1 and 2, 5 mg on Days 3 and 4, 10 mg Days 5, 6 and 7; and then will be administered as a dose of either 5 or 10 or 15 mg up to Week 26, once daily in the morning.

Study groups in NCT01009047
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Paliperidone extended-release (ER)ExperimentalPaliperidone ER will be administered as oral capsule at a dose of 6 milligram (mg) for 1 week and then will be administered at a dose of either 3, 6 or 9 mg up to Week 26, once daily in the morning.
Receives: Drug: Paliperidone extended release (ER)
AripiprazoleActive comparatorAripiprazole will be administered as oral capsule at a dose of 2 mg on Days 1 and 2, 5 mg on Days 3 and 4, 10 mg Days 5, 6 and 7; and then will be administered as a dose of either 5 or 10 or 15 mg up to Week 26, once daily in the morning.
Receives: Drug: Aripiprazole

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change From Baseline in the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) Total Score at Day 56

    The PANSS is a 30-item scale with each item rated on a scale of 1 (absent) to 7 (extreme psychopathology), designed to assess various symptoms of schizophrenia including delusions, grandiosity, blunted affect, poor attention, and poor impulse control. The PANSS total score consists of the sum of all 30 PANSS items and ranges from 30 to 210. Higher scores indicate worsening.

    Measured: Baseline and Day 56

Secondary outcomes (8)
  1. Change From Baseline in PANSS Total Score at Day 182

    The PANSS is a 30-item scale designed to assess various symptoms of schizophrenia including delusions, grandiosity, blunted affect, poor attention, and poor impulse control. The 30 symptoms are rated on a 7-point scale that ranges from 1 (absent) to 7 (extreme psychopathology). The PANSS total score consists of the sum of all 30 PANSS items and ranges from 30 to 210. Higher scores indicate worsening.

    Measured: Baseline and Day 182

  2. Change From Baseline in Marder Factor Negative Symptoms Score at Day 56 and 182

    The PANSS negative subscale based on marder factor assesses 7 negative-symptoms of schizophrenia. Negative symptoms represent a diminution or loss of normal functions. The symptoms are rated on a 7-point scale, with a range of 7 (absent) to 49 (extreme psychopathology).

    Measured: Baseline, Day 56 and Day 182

  3. Change From Baseline in Other Marder Factors Scores at Day 56 and 182

    The subscales based on marder factors are: positive symptoms, disorganised thoughts factor, uncontrolled hostility/excitement factor, and anxiety/depression factor. The symptoms are rated on a 7-point scale, with a range of 8 to 56 for positive symptoms, 7 to 49 for disorganized thoughts and 4 to 28 for Uncontrolled hostility/excitement and anxiety/depression. Higher score indicate worsening.

    Measured: Baseline, Day 56 and 182

  4. Change From Baseline in Other PANSS Factors and Subscales at Day 56 and 182

    The PANSS provides a total score (sum of the scores of all 30 items) and scores for 3 subscales, the positive subscale (7 items), the negative subscale (7 items), and the general psychopathology subscale (16 items), each rated on a scale of 1 (absent) to 7 (extreme).

    Measured: Baseline, Day 56 and 182

  5. Number of Participants With Clinical Stability

    Clinical stability is defined as a decrease of 20 percent or more from Baseline in PANSS total score and CGI-S score less than or equal to 4 at Days 56 and 182, no hospitalizations due to psychiatric illness and no emergence of clinically significant suicidal or homicidal ideation during the maintenance phase.

    Measured: Day 56 and 182

  6. Change From Baseline in Clinical Global Impression - Severity (CGI-S) Score at Days 56 and 182

    The CGI-S rating scale is a 7-point global assessment that measures the Clinician's impression of the severity of illness exhibited by a participant. A rating of 1 is equivalent to "Normal, not at all ill" and a rating of 7 is equivalent to "Among the most extremely ill participants". Higher scores indicate worsening.

    Measured: Baseline, Day 56 and 182

  7. Change From Baseline in Personal and Social Performance (PSP) Scores at Day 56 and 182

    The PSP scale assesses degree of a participants' dysfunction within 4 domains of behavior: socially useful activities, personal and social relationships, self-care, and disturbing and aggressive behavior. The results of the assessment are converted to a numerical score to rate degree of difficulty (1=absent to 6=very severe) in each of the 4 domains. Based on 4 domains there will be 1 total score (total score ranges from 1 to 100, divided into 10 equal intervals). Participants with score of 71 to 100 have mild degree of difficulty; from 31 to 70, varying degrees of disability; less than or equal to 30, functioning so poorly as to require intensive supervision.

    Measured: Baseline, Day 56 and Day 182

  8. Number of Participants With PANSS Response

    The PANSS is a 30-item scale with each item rated on a scale of 1 (absent) to 7 (extreme psychopathology), designed to assess various symptoms of schizophrenia including delusions, grandiosity, blunted affect, poor attention, and poor impulse control. The PANSS total score consists of the sum of all 30 PANSS items and ranges from 30 to 210. Participants with PANSS response were defined as those who achieved greater than or equal to 20 percent or higher reduction from Baseline in the PANSS total score at Day 56 and 182.

    Measured: Day 56 and 182

Timeline

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

  1. First posted6 Nov 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2009
  3. Primary completionJun 2012
  4. Study completionJun 2012

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 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
228 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01009047
Sponsor's protocol ID
CR016675
Other IDs
R076477PSZ3003
Status last verified
Jun 2013
First submitted
5 Nov 2009
Last updated
21 Jun 2013
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Savitz AJ, Lane R, Nuamah I, Gopal S, Hough D. Efficacy and safety of paliperidone extended release in adolescents with schizophrenia: a randomized, double-blind study. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2015 Feb;54(2):126-137.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2014.11.009. Epub 2014 Nov 25.

    PubMed 25617253

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Paliperidone extended release (ER) and Aripiprazole in people with Schizophrenia, run by Janssen Research & Development, LLC at 41 sites in 7 countries.

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 5 inclusion and 5 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 21 Jun 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 41 sites in Russia, Ukraine, Spain, United States, India and 2 more countries. 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 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

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

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 21 Jun 2013). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change From Baseline in the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) Total Score at Day 56 (time frame: Baseline and Day 56). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01009047, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 21 Jun 2013.

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