Study of Paliperidone ER in Adolescents and Young Adults With Autism

NCT ID: NCT00549562

Last Updated: 2017-05-16

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

25 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-11-30

Study Completion Date

2010-09-30

Brief Summary

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This 8-week, prospective open-label study will investigate the effectiveness and tolerability of paliperidone ER in adolescents and young adults with autism. Hypothesis:Paliperidone Er will be well tolerated and efficacious for reducing aggression, self-injury, and irritability in adolescents and young adults.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Autism

Study Design

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Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Paliperidone ER

8-Week Open-Label

Group Type OTHER

Paliperidone ER

Intervention Type DRUG

Starting dose is 3 mg per day. Can be titrated up to a maximum dose of 9 mg per day.

Interventions

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Paliperidone ER

Starting dose is 3 mg per day. Can be titrated up to a maximum dose of 9 mg per day.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Invega

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Males and females between ages of 12 and 21 years
* Tanner Sage III or IV (post-pubertal)
* Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Fourth Edition Text-Revised (DSM-IV-TR) diagnosis of autism
* Outpatient
* Ability to swallow pills
* Antipsychotic medication-free for at least 2 weeks
* Score of 4 or more on the Clinical Global Impressions Severity Scale
* Score of 18 or higher on the Aberrant Behavior Checklist Irritability Scale
* Mental age of 18 months or greater based on testing
* Subjects must be in good physical health

Exclusion Criteria

* Asperger's Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD NOS), Rett's Disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, Fragile X Syndrome, Tuberous Sclerosis
* A significant medical condition
* An active seizure disorder
* Females who are pregnant
* Evidence of a prior adequate trial of paliperidone ER
* History of neuroleptic malignant syndrome
* Hypersensitivity to paliperidone ER
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Indiana University School of Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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David Dunn, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Indiana Univerity School of Medicine

Locations

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Riley Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic- Riley Hospital

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Stigler KA, Mullett JE, Erickson CA, Posey DJ, McDougle CJ. Paliperidone for irritability in adolescents and young adults with autistic disorder. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2012 Sep;223(2):237-45. doi: 10.1007/s00213-012-2711-3. Epub 2012 May 3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22549762 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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R076477-AUT-4002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

0709-24

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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