A Study to Analyze the Impact of Treatment With Paliperidone Palmitate on Clinical Outcomes and Hospital Resource Utilization in Adult Participants With Schizophrenia in Portugal

NCT ID: NCT03666715

Last Updated: 2025-04-27

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

55 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-08-07

Study Completion Date

2021-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the mean number of schizophrenia-related hospital admissions, in adult participants with schizophrenia, occurred during 12 months before and 12 months after initiation of Paliperidone Palmitate 1-month formulation treatment.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Schizophrenia

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Participants with Schizophrenia

Participants diagnosed with schizophrenia who switched from oral antipsychotics (OAPs) to Paliperidone Palmitate 1-month formulation (PP1M), with available information concerning the annual schizophrenia-related hospitalizations before and after initiation of PP1M treatment, and who switched to PP1M at least 6-months after it was available for reimbursement in Portugal will be observed. The primary data source for this study will be the medical records of each participant.

Oral Antipsychotics (OAPs)

Intervention Type DRUG

No study treatment will be administered as a part of this study. Participants will receive OAPs (such as olanzapine, risperidone, paliperidone, aripiprazole or quetiapine) as per their usual clinical practice.

Paliperidone Palmitate 1-Month Formulation (PP1M)

Intervention Type DRUG

No study treatment will be administered as a part of this study. Participants will receive PP1M as per their usual clinical practice.

Interventions

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Oral Antipsychotics (OAPs)

No study treatment will be administered as a part of this study. Participants will receive OAPs (such as olanzapine, risperidone, paliperidone, aripiprazole or quetiapine) as per their usual clinical practice.

Intervention Type DRUG

Paliperidone Palmitate 1-Month Formulation (PP1M)

No study treatment will be administered as a part of this study. Participants will receive PP1M as per their usual clinical practice.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Must have a confirmed diagnosis schizophrenia according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 9th Edition codes, or the correspondent ICD-10 codes if applicable
* Must have been treated with oral antipsychotics (OAPs) and who switched to paliperidone palmitate 1-month formulation (PP1M) due to poor adherence, or lack of efficacy (no significant symptom reduction, as judged by the treating physician, at maximum recommended dose of an antipsychotic for 6 weeks), or participants' choice, or unknown reason when the switch has not been clearly justified
* Had been treated with OAPs for at least 12 months prior to switching to PP1M. During the treatment with OAPs, dose adjustments were allowed. Participants should have been treated with PP1M for at least 4 consecutive months after the switch
* Must have available information concerning the annual schizophrenia-related hospitalizations before and after initiation of PP1M treatment during the observation period, and with the indication of PP1M initiation in their medical charts
* Must be being treated at an ambulatory setting at study entry

Exclusion Criteria

* Participants with schizophrenia resistant to treatment (TR). TR is defined for the purpose of this study by at least two failed adequate trials with different antipsychotics (at maximal antipsychotic efficacious label dose for 4 to 6 consecutive weeks)
* Participants that used clozapine as treatment for schizophrenia in any given period prior to or during the observation period, independently of other concomitant psychotropic medication
* Participants who have participated in a clinical trial during the observation period
* Participants that switched to PP1M before the 31st of July 2014, that is in the first 6 months after it was available for reimbursement in Portugal
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Janssen-Cilag Farmaceutica Ltda.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Janssen-Cilag Farmaceutica Ltda. Clinical Trial

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Janssen-Cilag Farmaceutica Ltda.

Locations

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Neurobios , Instituto De Neurociências

Porto, , Portugal

Site Status

Countries

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Portugal

Other Identifiers

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R092670SCH4063

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CR108528

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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