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6-Month Extension Trial of Asenapine With Olanzapine in Negative Symptom Patients Who Completed the Protocol 25543 (25544)(P05777)

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Schizophrenia
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00265343
Lead Sponsor
Organon and Co
Brief Summary

This is an extension study to further test

the efficacy and safety of asenapine compared with a

marketed agent (olanzapine) in the treatment of patients with

persistent negative symptoms of schizophrenia.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
306
Inclusion Criteria
  • Continue to meet all demographic and procedural

inclusion criteria of the 25543 trial (NCT 00212836; P05817) to enter into

this extension trial.

  • Have demonstrated an acceptable

degree of compliance and completed the 25543

trial, and would benefit from continued treatment

according to the investigator.

Exclusion Criteria
  • Have an uncontrolled, unstable clinically significant

medical condition.

  • Have been judged to be medically

noncompliant in the management of their disease.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1asenapineasenapine
2olanzapineolanzapine
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Long-term Change in Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia Measured by the Negative Symptom Assessment (NSA) ScaleBaseline of Protocol 25543 (NCT 00212836) to 365 days (total time for both protocols 25543 & 25544)

Decrease from baseline in the NSA scores indicates improvement of efficacy. Range NSA total score is 16 \[best\]-96 \[worst\].

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Quality of Life Measured by Quality of Life Scale (QLS)Baseline of Protocol 25543 (NCT 00212836) to 365 days (total time for both protocols 25543 & 25544)

Increase from baseline in the QLS scores indicates improvement of efficacy. Range QLS total score is 0 \[worst\]-126 \[best\].

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