Multicenter, Open-Label, Randomised, Haloperidol-controlled Study to Evaluate Seroquel as Mono-Therapy in the Treatment of Agitated Symptoms in the Patients With Acute Episode of Schizophrenia
Primary Purpose
Schizophrenia
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Quatiapine Fumarate
Haloperidol
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Schizophrenia focused on measuring PANSS, Acute Episode of Schizophrenia
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Written informed consent provided by legal guardians and/or patients.
- Age from 18-60 years old (inclusion), male or female, inpatients or outpatients.
- A diagnosis of schizophrenia by ICD-10 criteria as F20.0, F20.1, F20.2 and F20.3.
- Female patients of childbearing potential must be using a reliable method of contraception and have a negative urine human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) test at enrolment.
- Able to understand and comply with the requirements of the study.
- PANSS total score at least 60 with EC factor score at least 15 at both screening and randomisation.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy or lactation.
- Diagnosis of other mental disorders including mood disorder, schizoform disorder, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, transient psychotic disorder etc.
- Patients who, in the opinion of the investigator, pose an imminent risk of suicide or a danger to self or others.
- Known intolerance or lack of response to quetiapine fumarate and haloperidol, as judged by the investigator.
- Known lack of response to clozapine, as judged by the investigator.
- Use of any of the following cytochrome P450 3A4 inhibitors in the 14 days preceding enrolment including but not limited to: ketoconazole, itraconazole, fluconazole, erythromycin, clarithromycin, troleandomycin, indinavir, nelfinavir, ritonavir, fluvoxamine and saquinavir.
- Use of any of the following cytochrome P450 inducers in the 14 days preceding enrollment including but not limited to: phenytoin, carbamazepine, barbiturates, rifampin, St. John's Wort, and glucocorticoids.
- Within one dosing interval for long acting antipsychoticsUse.
- Substance or alcohol dependence at enrolment (except dependence in full remission, and except for caffeine or nicotine dependence), as defined by ICD-10 criteria.
- Opiates, amphetamine, barbiturate, cocaine, cannabis, or hallucinogen abuse by ICD-10 criteria within 28 days prior to enrolment.
- Medical conditions that would affect absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of study treatment.
- Unstable or inadequately treated medical illness (e.g. CHF - congestive heart failure, angina pectoris, hypertension) as judged by the investigator.
- Involvement in the planning and conduct of the study.
- Previous enrolment or randomisation of treatment in the present study.
- Participation in another drug trial within 28 days prior enrolment into this study or longer in accordance with local requirements.
- Use of antipsychotics 2 days prior to study treatment
- Use of clozapine 28 days prior to study treatment.
- Use of ECT 1 months prior to screening.
- Initiate quetiapine or haloperidol treatment within 30 days prior to screening.
- Use of MAOI 14 days prior to study treatment
- The patient's complete blood count (CBC) with white blood cell (WBC) differential shows an neurotrophil count of ≤ 1.5 x 109/L at screening
A patient with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) fulfilling one of the following criteria:
- Unstable DM defined as enrollment glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) >8.5%
- Admitted to hospital for treatment of DM or DM related illness in past 12 weeks
- Not under physician care for DM
- Physician responsible for patient's DM care has not indicated that patient's DM is controlled
- Physician responsible for patient's DM care has not approved patient's participation in the study
- Has not been on the same dose of oral hypoglycaemic drug(s) and/or diet for the 4 weeks prior to allocation to treatment. For thiazolidinediones (glitazones) this period should not be less than 8 Weeks
- Taking insulin whose daily dose on one occasion in the past 4 weeks has been more than 10% above or below their mean dose in the preceding 4 weeks
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Experimental
Active Comparator
Arm Label
A
B
Arm Description
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
To evaluate the onset of action quetiapine fumarate (seroquel) in the treatment of Chinese schizophrenic patient with agitation compared with haloperidol by the analysis of time to reduction of PANSS-EC by 20 %
Secondary Outcome Measures
To evaluate the global efficacy of seroquel in the treatment of schizophrenia patient with agitation compared with haloperidol by evaluation of change of PANSS total score and CGI-S score from baseline to Week 4
Full Information
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT00631722
Brief Title
Multicenter, Open-Label, Randomised, Haloperidol-controlled Study to Evaluate Seroquel as Mono-Therapy in the Treatment of Agitated Symptoms in the Patients With Acute Episode of Schizophrenia
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
February 2008
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
May 2007 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
January 2008 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
May 2008 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Peking University
4. Oversight
Data Monitoring Committee
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
This study attempts to observe the efficacy (response time) and safety of the second-generation antipsychotic agent-quetiapine versus the first-generation antipsychotic agent-haloperidol, in treating acute schizophrenia episode and to evaluate the effect of the effectiveness of acute schizophrenia episode on long-term tolerability.
Detailed Description
Both medication and patient can affect the compliance of patients to treatment. The control of schizophrenia syndromes effectively and rapidly will build up the confidence of patients on treatments. These early effects may influence the long-term compliance and prognosis of patients. And the antipsychotic medications with neuroprotection effect can significantly improve the long-term prognosis of patients, too.In the past, we always think that there is "delayed onset of antipsychotic" by antipsychotic medications. Recently, a large sample study indicated that the onset of antipsychotic effect was as early as the first day after administration (in 24 hours). This study was carried out in order to compare the second-generation antipsychotic agent- quetiapine with the first-generation antipsychotic agent- haloperidol on the onset time of treatment.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Schizophrenia
Keywords
PANSS, Acute Episode of Schizophrenia
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
80 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
A
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Title
B
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Quatiapine Fumarate
Intervention Description
600-750mg/day
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Haloperidol
Intervention Description
12-20mg/day
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
To evaluate the onset of action quetiapine fumarate (seroquel) in the treatment of Chinese schizophrenic patient with agitation compared with haloperidol by the analysis of time to reduction of PANSS-EC by 20 %
Time Frame
28 days
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
To evaluate the global efficacy of seroquel in the treatment of schizophrenia patient with agitation compared with haloperidol by evaluation of change of PANSS total score and CGI-S score from baseline to Week 4
Time Frame
28 days
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
60 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Written informed consent provided by legal guardians and/or patients.
Age from 18-60 years old (inclusion), male or female, inpatients or outpatients.
A diagnosis of schizophrenia by ICD-10 criteria as F20.0, F20.1, F20.2 and F20.3.
Female patients of childbearing potential must be using a reliable method of contraception and have a negative urine human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) test at enrolment.
Able to understand and comply with the requirements of the study.
PANSS total score at least 60 with EC factor score at least 15 at both screening and randomisation.
Exclusion Criteria:
Pregnancy or lactation.
Diagnosis of other mental disorders including mood disorder, schizoform disorder, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, transient psychotic disorder etc.
Patients who, in the opinion of the investigator, pose an imminent risk of suicide or a danger to self or others.
Known intolerance or lack of response to quetiapine fumarate and haloperidol, as judged by the investigator.
Known lack of response to clozapine, as judged by the investigator.
Use of any of the following cytochrome P450 3A4 inhibitors in the 14 days preceding enrolment including but not limited to: ketoconazole, itraconazole, fluconazole, erythromycin, clarithromycin, troleandomycin, indinavir, nelfinavir, ritonavir, fluvoxamine and saquinavir.
Use of any of the following cytochrome P450 inducers in the 14 days preceding enrollment including but not limited to: phenytoin, carbamazepine, barbiturates, rifampin, St. John's Wort, and glucocorticoids.
Within one dosing interval for long acting antipsychoticsUse.
Substance or alcohol dependence at enrolment (except dependence in full remission, and except for caffeine or nicotine dependence), as defined by ICD-10 criteria.
Opiates, amphetamine, barbiturate, cocaine, cannabis, or hallucinogen abuse by ICD-10 criteria within 28 days prior to enrolment.
Medical conditions that would affect absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of study treatment.
Unstable or inadequately treated medical illness (e.g. CHF - congestive heart failure, angina pectoris, hypertension) as judged by the investigator.
Involvement in the planning and conduct of the study.
Previous enrolment or randomisation of treatment in the present study.
Participation in another drug trial within 28 days prior enrolment into this study or longer in accordance with local requirements.
Use of antipsychotics 2 days prior to study treatment
Use of clozapine 28 days prior to study treatment.
Use of ECT 1 months prior to screening.
Initiate quetiapine or haloperidol treatment within 30 days prior to screening.
Use of MAOI 14 days prior to study treatment
The patient's complete blood count (CBC) with white blood cell (WBC) differential shows an neurotrophil count of ≤ 1.5 x 109/L at screening
A patient with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) fulfilling one of the following criteria:
Unstable DM defined as enrollment glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) >8.5%
Admitted to hospital for treatment of DM or DM related illness in past 12 weeks
Not under physician care for DM
Physician responsible for patient's DM care has not indicated that patient's DM is controlled
Physician responsible for patient's DM care has not approved patient's participation in the study
Has not been on the same dose of oral hypoglycaemic drug(s) and/or diet for the 4 weeks prior to allocation to treatment. For thiazolidinediones (glitazones) this period should not be less than 8 Weeks
Taking insulin whose daily dose on one occasion in the past 4 weeks has been more than 10% above or below their mean dose in the preceding 4 weeks
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Tianmei Si, MD
Organizational Affiliation
Mental Health Institute of Peking University
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
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