A Study of Subjects Switched to Lurasidone for the Treatment of Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder

Summary

Lurasidone (lurasidone HCl) is a novel psychotropic agent that is being developed as a potential new antipsychotic treatment for patients with schizophrenia. Switching between antipsychotic medications is common in the treatment of schizophrenia. The purpose of this study is to characterize the long-term safety and tolerability of lurasidone in subjects with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and to allow for continued treatment for subjects completing the core study (D1050289-NCT01143077).

Timeline

Start

2010-08

Primary completion

2011-11

Completion

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Publications

• Results Citrome L, Weiden PJ, McEvoy JP, Correll CU, Cucchiaro J, Hsu J, Loebel A. Effectiveness of lurasidone in schizophrenia or schizoaffective patients switched from other antipsychotics: a 6-month, open-label, extension study. CNS Spectr. 2014 Aug;19(4):330-9. doi: 10.1017/S109285291300093X. Epub 2013 Dec 16.
• Awad G, Ng-Mak D, Rajagopalan K, Hsu J, Pikalov A, Loebel A. Long-term health-related quality of life improvements among patients treated with lurasidone: results from the open-label extension of a switch trial in schizophrenia. BMC Psychiatry. 2016 Jun 1;16:176. doi: 10.1186/s12888-016-0879-5.

Drugs

Indications