A Safety and Tolerability Study of Paliperidone Palmitate Injected in the Shoulder or the Buttock Muscle in Patients With Schizophrenia

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of intramuscular injections (to the buttocks or to the shoulders) of paliperidone palmitate in patients with schizophrenia.

Timeline

Start

2005-06

Primary completion

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Completion

2006-11

Publications

• Hough D, Lindenmayer JP, Gopal S, Melkote R, Lim P, Herben V, Yuen E, Eerdekens M. Safety and tolerability of deltoid and gluteal injections of paliperidone palmitate in schizophrenia. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2009 Aug 31;33(6):1022-31. doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2009.05.014. Epub 2009 May 28.

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