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The Effect of Paliperidone Palmitate in Schizophrenia

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Schizophrenia
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01860781
Lead Sponsor
Seoul National University Hospital
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is the evaluation of effectiveness of paliperidone palmitate within three different group of schizophrenia patients.

Detailed Description

In this study, the investigators are going to examine the effectiveness of paliperidone palmitate after changing from other antipsychotics. This study design is a Prospective Naturalistic Case Series Study. The effectiveness of paliperidone would be compared within three different groups of schizophrenia. Investigators would also assess the safety during 24 weeks follow up period.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age: 18 ~ 65
  • Patient with schizophrenia according to DSM-IV criteria
  • Patient have signed on the informed consent, and well understood the objective and procedure of this study.
  • PANSSS total score <120
  • each Score of disorganized thought, paranoia hallucinatory behavior, abnormal tbought contests < 16
  • three different groups ( other antipsychotics refractory schizophrenia patitents : CGI> 4 chronic akathisia : DIEPSS overall severity >1, at least 1 month lasting symptoms poor compliance schizophrenia : CRS <3)
  • Competent patient who is manage to answer the questionnaires.
  • In case of female at child-bearing age, consent to use appropriate contraceptive methods(oral pill, contraceptive injection, intrauterine device, double barrier method and contraceptive patch) during entire duration of this study.
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Exclusion Criteria
  • No history of antipsychotics prescription
  • History of NMS(Neuroleptic malignant syndrome)
  • Allergic reaction or hypersensitive reaction of risperidone or paliperidone ER
  • clozapine medication within 1 month before screening
  • SSRI, MAOI, TCA medication within 2 months
  • Lithium, valproic acid, carbamazepine, topiramate, lamotrigine medication starting within 2 months
  • patient who is supposed to be impossible to participate to this study due to clinical risk of suicide or aggressive behavior based on clinician's opinion
  • current or previous history of drug depedence according to DSM-IV
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding female patient
  • Significant biochemical or hematological abnormality or abnormal finding of urinalysis, based on clinician's opinion
  • history of cardiac disease, which is related to QT prolongation(sick sinus, complete AV block, CHF, ventricular tachycardia, hypokalemia or hypocalcemia)
  • History of participating to other investigational drug trial within 1month prior to screening
  • Investigator or employee at clinical trial center, personnel related to investigator or trial center on this or other study, or family of employee or investigator
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
paliperidone palmitatepaliperidone palmitatepaliperidone palmitate
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
CGI-S,I: Clinical Global Impression-Severity, Improvement24 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
PANSS: Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale24 weeks
CRS: Clinician Rating Scale24 weeks
KDAI-10: Korean Drug Attitude Inventory-1024 weeks
injection site pain -VAS: Visual Analog Scale24 weeks
LUNSERS: Liverpool University Neuroleptic Side Effect Rating Scale24 weeks
SWN: Subjective Well-being Under Neuroleptic Treatment24 weeks
DIEPSS: Drug-Induced ExtraPyramidal Symptoms Sclae24 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Seoul National University Hospital

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

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