Schizophrenia
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of the protocol is to evaluate the efficacy of olanzapine compared with Aripiprazole in patients with schizophrenia.
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Male or female inpatient or outpatients, ages 18-65
Exclusion criteria
* Participation in a clinical trial of another drug including olanzapine or aripiprazole within 30 days prior to study entry (visit 1). * Treatment with clozapine within the past 12 months. * Have known uncorrected narrow-angle glaucoma. * Have a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, dementia or related disorder
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine the long-term effectiveness and tolerability as measured by time to all-cause treatment discontinuation of olanzapine and aripiprazole relative to each other in patients with schizophrenia during 28 weeks of double-blind therapy | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| improvement in psychopathology of schizophrenia as measured by PANSS change | — |
| change in CGI-S and PGI-I scores | — |
| level of activation as measured by PANSS change | — |
| depressive symptoms as measured by MADRS score | — |
| response rates | — |
| time to failure to maintain response | — |
| quality of life as measured by the SWN-S and SF-36 | — |
| To assess olanzapine versus aripiprazole in the following: | — |
| sexual functioning as measured by the GISF | — |
| health resource utilization and resource utilization costs | — |
| hospitalization time | — |
| treatment emergent adverse events | — |
| EPS as measured by the Simpson-Angus, Barnes, and AIMS | — |
| laboratory values | — |
| vital signs | — |
| cognitive functioning as measured by the MOS | — |
Countries
United States