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CATIE- Schizophrenia Trial

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Schizophrenia
Registration Number
NCT00014001
Lead Sponsor
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Brief Summary

The CATIE Schizophrenia Trial is part of the Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness (CATIE) Project. The schizophrenia trial is being conducted to determine the long-term effects and usefulness of antipsychotic medications in persons with schizophrenia. It is designed for people with schizophrenia who may benefit from a medication change. The study involves the newer atypical antipsychotics (olanzapine, quetiapine, risperidone, clozapine, and ziprasidone)and the typical antipsychotics (perphenazine and fluphenazine decanoate). All participants will receive an initial comprehensive medical and psychiatric evaluation and will be closely followed throughout the study. For most participants the study will last up to 18 months. Everyone in the study will be offered an educational program about schizophrenia and family members will be encouraged to participate.

Detailed Description

This trial will consist of 1600 patients with schizophrenia for whom a medication change may be indicated for reasons of limited efficacy or tolerability. All patients will receive some psychosocial treatment through study participation. Research participants and their family members will be offered psychosocial interventions directed at improving patient and family understanding of the illness, decreasing the burden of illness in the family, maximizing treatment adherence, minimizing relapse, enhancing access to a range of community-based rehabilitative services and improving study retention.

Phase I: Patients will be randomly assigned to one of five treatment conditions for up to 18 months:

1. 320 begin double-blind treatment with perphenazine (PER)

2. 320 begin double-blind treatment with olanzapine (OLZ)

3. 320 begin double-blind treatment with quetiapine (QUET)

4. 320 begin double-blind treatment with risperidone (RIS)

5. 220 begin double-blind treatment with ziprasidone (ZIP)

Phase IA: 100 patients screened and found to have tardive dyskinesia who would otherwise be eligible for the study will be randomly assigned to one of the four atypical drugs in Phase IA.

Phase IB: Patients who fail treatment with perphenazine in Phase I will be randomly assigned to olanzapine, quetiapine, or risperidone in Phase IB.

Phase II: Patients who discontinue their initial assigned atypical antipsychotic treatment in Phase I, IA, or IB for any non-administrative reason will proceed to their second assigned treatment (third for Phase IB patients) and will be followed for up to the remainder of their 18-month participation, as follows:

1. Patients originally assigned to one of the newer atypical antipsychotics who discontinue due to efficacy failure will be randomly assigned to double-blind treatment with one of the other two newer atypical antipsychotics (OLZ, RIS, QUET) which they had not previously received (50%) or with open label clozapine (50%).

2. Patients originally assigned to one of the newer atypical antipsychotics who discontinue due to tolerability failure will be randomly assigned to double-blind treatment with one of the other newer atypical antipsychotics (OLZ, RIS, QUET) which they had not previously received (50%), or with ziprasidone (50%). Until ziprasidone is activated, all patients will be assigned to one of the other atypical antipsychotics.

Phase II will last at least 6 months, even if that means participants stay in the study for more than 18 months

Phase III: Patients who discontinue Phase II will be recommended open treatment with the preferred regimen based on their treatment history in the study. The treatment options include clozapine, newer atypical antipsychotic (olanzapine, risperidone, quetiapine, ziprazidone, and aripiprazole), fluphenazine decanoate, perphenazine, and dual antipsychotic therapy using two of these drugs.

Note: All treatments will be double-blinded in treatment Phases I and II except for clozapine.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1600
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (54)

Staten Island University Hospital

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Staten Island, New York, United States

Emory University School of Medicine

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Northwestern Medical School Department of Psychiatry

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

University of California,San Diego/VA Medical System

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San Diego, California, United States

VA Medical Center

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Miami, Florida, United States

University of Miami School of Medicine

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Miami, Florida, United States

Massachusetts General Hospital-Freedom Trial Clinic Schizophrenia Program

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

St. Elizabeth's Medical Center

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Baylor College of Medicine

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Houston, Texas, United States

MHMRA of Harris County-Northwest Community Service Center

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Houston, Texas, United States

University of Minnesota School of Medicine

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

LA County-University of Southern California Medical Center

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Synergy Clinical Research

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Chula Vista, California, United States

Albuquerque VA Medical Center

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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Clinical Insights, Inc.

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Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States

University of North Carolina School of Medicine

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Corrigan Mental Health Center

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Fall River, Massachusetts, United States

The Queen's Medical Center

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Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Mount Sinai Medical Center

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New York, New York, United States

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

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Springfield, Illinois, United States

Philadelphia VA Medical Center

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Duke University Medical Center-John Umstead Hospital

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Butner, North Carolina, United States

Appalachian Psychiatric Healthcare System

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Athens, Ohio, United States

University of Missouri Kansas City Medical School

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Kansas City, Missouri, United States

SUNY Downstate Medical Center

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Brooklyn, New York, United States

Behavioral Health Center

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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

New Britain General Hospital

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New Britain, Connecticut, United States

Harbor UCLA Research & Education Institute

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Torrance, California, United States

Stanford University School of Medicine

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Stanford, California, United States

Mental Health Advocates Inc.

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Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Yale University/Connecticut Mental Health Center

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New Haven, Connecticut, United States

University of Iowa Hospital

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Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Psychiatric Research Institute, Outpatient Clinic

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Wichita, Kansas, United States

University of Utah Medical Center

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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Belmont Center for Comprehensive Treatment

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Dorothea Dix Hospital

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Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Louisiana State University Health Services Center

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Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

Mount Sinai Medical Center-Bronx VA Medical Center

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Bronx, New York, United States

Valley Mental Health Psychopharmacology Research Center

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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

University Of Massachusetts Memorial Health Care

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Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Burrell Behavioral Health-Cox North Hospital

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Springfield, Missouri, United States

University of Mississippi VA Medical Center

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Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Life Management Center for MH/MR Services

🇺🇸

El Paso, Texas, United States

Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

The Center for Health Care Services

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center

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Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Vanderbilt University Schizophrenia Research

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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Dallas, Texas, United States

VA Puget Sound Health Care System

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Tacoma, Washington, United States

Washington University School of Medicine

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St. Louis, Missouri, United States

University of California, Irvine

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Orange, California, United States

University of Rochester Medical Center

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Rochester, New York, United States

North East Ohio Health Services

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Beachwood, Ohio, United States

Tri-County MHMR Services

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Conroe, Texas, United States

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