A Study of the Effectiveness and Safety of Risperidone Compared With Haloperidol in Patients With Chronic Schizophrenia

Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of different doses of risperidone (an antipsychotic medication) compared with a fixed 10-mg dose of a standard antipsychotic, haloperidol, in patients with chronic schizophrenia.

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Completion

1991-12

Publications

• Results Peuskens J. Risperidone in the treatment of patients with chronic schizophrenia: a multi-national, multi-centre, double-blind, parallel-group study versus haloperidol. Risperidone Study Group. Br J Psychiatry. 1995 Jun;166(6):712-26; discussion 727-33. doi: 10.1192/bjp.166.6.712.

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