drugset / Trial / NCT00508157
A Phase 4 Study to Assess the Effects of Aripiprazole Versus Other Atypical Antipsychotics in the Treatment of Schizophrenic Patients With Metabolic Syndrome
RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment
Summary
258 patients who have been treated for at least 3 months with oral olanzapine, risperidone or quetiapine in the treatment of schizophrenia and currently presenting with metabolic syndrome, will be randomized to: i) aripiprazole for 16 weeks, with flexible dosing within a range of 10 to 30 mg once daily (QD); or ii) continue for 16 weeks on the same atypical antipsychotic treatment prior to the study enrollment.
Timeline
- Start
- 2007-11
- Primary completion
- 2009-03
- Completion
- 2009-03
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Aripiprazole | Other / unclassified | 5 mg | Oral |
| Subject | Aripiprazole | Other / unclassified | 30 mg | Oral |
| Comparator | Olanzapine | Small molecule | — | Oral |
| Comparator | Quetiapine | Small molecule | — | Oral |
| Comparator | Risperidone | Other / unclassified | — | Oral |