Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, or Schizophreniform Disorder
Conditions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Subjects may be male or female and must be between 10 and 17 years of age, inclusive (subjects may become 18 during the study but must be 17 years of age on Day 1). Subjects height and weight must be within the 5th to 95th Physical Growth National Center for Health Statistics percentiles for age and sex Subjects must have a diagnosis of schizophrenia of any subtype (295.10; 295.20; 295.30; 295.60; 295.90), schizoaffective disorder (295.70), or schizophreniform disorder (295.40), according to the DSM-IV-TR. Are the trial subjects under 18? yes Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) no F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Subjects with an active DSM-IV-TR axis I diagnosis other than schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or schizophreniform disorder Subjects with a history of DSM-IV-TR diagnosis of substance dependence within 6 months before screening (nicotine and caffeine dependence are not exclusionary) Subjects who are involuntarily committed to psychiatric hospitalization
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main Objective: To characterize the pharmacokinetics of paliperidone after single-dose administration and at steady state following multiple oral administrations of paliperidone ER (using population PK modeling), in children and adolescent subjects (10 to 17 years of age) with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or schizophreniform disorder. ;Secondary Objective: To evaluate the safety and tolerability of paliperidone ER in this subject population;Primary end point(s): The hypothesis of the study is that paliperidone ER will be well tolerated in children and adolescent subjects with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or schizophreniform disorder, and will display the expected PK characteristics in this population. | — |
Countries
Finland