Efficacy of an Early Antipsychotic Switch in Case of Poor Initial Response to the Treatment of Schizophrenia

NCT ID: NCT01029769

Last Updated: 2024-10-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

350 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-12-31

Study Completion Date

2015-03-31

Brief Summary

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The main aim of the trial is to study whether a change of medication in non-responders to a two-weeks antipsychotic drug trial is more effective than continued treatment with the same antipsychotic. Hypothesis: Non-responders who are switched at 2 weeks to another antipsychotic are more frequently in symptomatic remission at week 8 than non-responders who stay on the same antipsychotic

Detailed Description

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The patients will be randomised to a double-blind 2 week run in phase with fixed doses of either oral amisulpride 800 mg/day or olanzapine 20mg/day.

Those participants who have not responded to treatment at two weeks (PANSS improvement \<25%) will be randomised to a 6 week double blind flexible dose phase:

1. Experimental intervention: switch to the other antipsychotic (oral olanzapine 5-20mg/d or oral amisulpride 200-800 mg/d)
2. Control intervention: continuation with the same drug as in the first 2 weeks in flexible dose ranges as above for another six weeks Those participants who have responded at week 2 (≥25% PANSS reduction) will continue on the same drug in flexible dose ranges as above Total duration of intervention per patient: 8 weeks

Conditions

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Schizophrenia Schizoaffective Disorder Schizophreniform Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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initial olanzapine

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Olanzapine or amisulpride

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral olanzapine 5mg to 20mg/d OR oral amisulpride 200mg to 800mg/d; both preferably once daily, both encapsulated for blinding

initial amisulpride

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Olanzapine or amisulpride

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral olanzapine 5mg to 20mg/d OR oral amisulpride 200mg to 800mg/d; both preferably once daily, both encapsulated for blinding

early responders

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Olanzapine or amisulpride

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral olanzapine 5mg to 20mg/d OR oral amisulpride 200mg to 800mg/d; both preferably once daily, both encapsulated for blinding

early non-responders switched

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Olanzapine or amisulpride

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral olanzapine 5mg to 20mg/d OR oral amisulpride 200mg to 800mg/d; both preferably once daily, both encapsulated for blinding

ealy non-responders non-switched

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Olanzapine or amisulpride

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral olanzapine 5mg to 20mg/d OR oral amisulpride 200mg to 800mg/d; both preferably once daily, both encapsulated for blinding

Interventions

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Olanzapine or amisulpride

Oral olanzapine 5mg to 20mg/d OR oral amisulpride 200mg to 800mg/d; both preferably once daily, both encapsulated for blinding

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Inpatients with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th Edition Text Revision (DSM-IV TR) diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizophreniform or schizoaffective disorder
* PANSS total score at baseline \> 75, at least two PANSS psychosis items ≥ 4, Clinical Global Impression of severity score moderately ill or more (≥4)
* Increase in the level of care (outpatient care to day clinic or inpatient care)

Exclusion Criteria

* contraindication to study drugs
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Technical University of Munich

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Stefan Leucht, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Psychiatrische Klinik und Poliklinik fuer Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie der Technischen Universität München am Klinikum rechts der Isar

Locations

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Psychiatrische Klinik und Poliklinik fuer Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie der Technischen Universitaet Muenchen am Klinikum rechts der Isar

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

Other Identifiers

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01KG0910

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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