6-Month Extension Trial of Asenapine With Olanzapine in Negative Symptom Patients Who Completed the Protocol 25543 (25544)(P05777)
- 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
- 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.
- 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
Group Intervention Description 1 asenapine asenapine 2 olanzapine olanzapine
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Long-term Change in Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia Measured by the Negative Symptom Assessment (NSA) Scale Baseline 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
Name Time Method 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 \[best\].