To Determine if Olanzapine is More Cost Effective Than Haloperidol for the Treatment of Schizophrenia

NCT ID: NCT00007774

Last Updated: 2009-02-04

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

600 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1998-03-31

Brief Summary

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Although currently marketed antipsychotic drugs are useful in the treatment of schizophrenia, efficacy and safety profiles need to be improved. Forty to eighty percent of patients either fail to respond or only partially respond to conventional antipsychotic agents. Secondary symptoms may be unimproved even in patients who respond to treatment. A variety of adverse events occur in patients receiving currently available agents. The severity of these events contributes to the poor compliance that is observed in this patient population. Olanzapine is a novel antipsychotic agent with a reduced incidence of extrapyramidal symptoms. Other side effects are minimal.

Detailed Description

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Primary Hypothesis: To determine if olanzapine is more cost effective than haloperidol for the treatment of schizophrenia.

Secondary Hypothesis: Secondary objectives include evaluation of clinical efficacy, safety, social and vocational functioning, family burden, compliance and satisfaction for olanzapine relative to haloperidol.

Intervention: Olanzapine (5 mg to 20 mg/day), haloperidol (5 mg to 20 mg/day).

Primary Outcomes: Total inpatient hospital care costs are the primary outcome. Other major outcomes are total social costs (cost of VA health care, non-VA services and other specified social costs), efficacy measures (PANNS, BPRS, CGI Severity, and neurocognitive battery scores) and safety measures (adverse events, ECG?s).

Study Abstract: Although currently marketed antipsychotic drugs are useful in the treatment of schizophrenia, efficacy and safety profiles need to be improved. Forty to eighty percent of patients either fail to respond or only partially respond to conventional antipsychotic agents. Secondary symptoms may be unimproved even in patients who respond to treatment. A variety of adverse events occur in patients receiving currently available agents. The severity of these events contributes to the poor compliance that is observed in this patient population. Olanzapine is a novel antipsychotic agent with a reduced incidence of extrapyramidal symptoms. Other side effects are minimal.

Approximately 327 patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder were randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups. One treatment group was prescribed olanzapine with daily dosage ranging from 5 mg/day to 20 mg/day. The other treatment group was prescribed haloperidol with daily dosage also ranging from 5 mg/day to 20 mg/day. A semi-structured psychosocial case management treatment program is provided for all study patients. Patients were recruited from 18 VA medical centers over a 24-month period and were followed for one year. 18 patients were enrolled at one site that had its research program terminated during the study. Because of questions regarding the circumstances that led to the termination, these 18 patients will not be included in study analyses. The major objective of the study is to determine if olanzapine is more cost effective than haloperidol. Secondary objectives include evaluation of clinical efficacy, safety, social and vocational functioning, family burden, compliance and satisfaction for olanzapine relative to haloperidol.

MANUSCRIPT: Primary manuscript published in JAMA, November 2003.

Conditions

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Schizoaffective Disorder Schizophrenia

Study Design

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Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Study Groups

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1

Olanzapine

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Olanzapine

Intervention Type DRUG

2

Haloperidol

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Haloperidol

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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Haloperidol

Intervention Type DRUG

Olanzapine

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Eli Lilly and Company

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

US Department of Veterans Affairs

FED

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Department of Veterans Affairs

Principal Investigators

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Robert A. Rosenheck, AB MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

VA Connecticut Health Care System (West Haven)

Locations

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VA Medical Center, Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Site Status

VA Palo Alto Health Care System

Palo Alto, California, United States

Site Status

VA Connecticut Health Care System (West Haven)

West Haven, Connecticut, United States

Site Status

VA Medical Center, Bay Pines

Bay Pines, Florida, United States

Site Status

VA Medical Center, Miami

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status

VA Medical Center, Augusta

Augusta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Richard Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Site Status

VA Maryland HCS, Perry Point Division

Perry Point, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford

Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Site Status

VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange

East Orange, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

New Mexico VA Health Care System, Albuquerque

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Site Status

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Campus, VA Hudson Valley HCS

Montrose, New York, United States

Site Status

New York Harbor HCS

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

VA Medical Center, Durham

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

VA Medical Center, Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Site Status

VA Medical Center, Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

VA Pittsburgh Health Care System

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Perlick DA, Rosenheck RA, Kaczynski R, Bingham S, Collins J. Association of symptomatology and cognitive deficits to functional capacity in schizophrenia. Schizophr Res. 2008 Feb;99(1-3):192-9. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2007.08.009. Epub 2007 Sep 12.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 17851042 (View on PubMed)

Rosenheck R, Perlick D, Bingham S, Liu-Mares W, Collins J, Warren S, Leslie D, Allan E, Campbell EC, Caroff S, Corwin J, Davis L, Douyon R, Dunn L, Evans D, Frecska E, Grabowski J, Graeber D, Herz L, Kwon K, Lawson W, Mena F, Sheikh J, Smelson D, Smith-Gamble V; Department of Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study Group on the Cost-Effectiveness of Olanzapine. Effectiveness and cost of olanzapine and haloperidol in the treatment of schizophrenia: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2003 Nov 26;290(20):2693-702. doi: 10.1001/jama.290.20.2693.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 14645311 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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451

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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