Safety and Tolerability Trial of Aripiprazole IM Depot Treatment in Adult Subjects With Schizophrenia Stabilized on Oral Antipsychotics Other Than Aripiprazole

Summary

This study will test the safety of an aripiprazole injection in subjects with schizophrenia that are currently taking oral antipsychotic medication other than aripiprazole. Subjects in this study will receive one injection of aripiprazole and will need to stop taking their other antipsychotic medication two weeks after the injection. The study will last one month. Subjects will be required to come to a clinic for evaluations and drug and urine collection five times during the course of the study.

Timeline

Start

2012-01

Primary completion

2012-04

Completion

2012-04

Publications

• Potkin SG, Raoufinia A, Mallikaarjun S, Bricmont P, Peters-Strickland T, Kasper W, Baker RA, Eramo A, Sanchez R, McQuade R. Safety and tolerability of once monthly aripiprazole treatment initiation in adults with schizophrenia stabilized on selected atypical oral antipsychotics other than aripiprazole. Curr Med Res Opin. 2013 Oct;29(10):1241-51. doi: 10.1185/03007995.2013.821973. Epub 2013 Jul 25.

Drugs

Indications