Schizophrenia
Conditions
Brief summary
To assess the long-term efficacy of oral Ziprasidone in the maintenance treatment of resistant schizophrenic subjects who have benefited from participation in the phase III ziprasidone study A1281039 (MOZART study), to assess the efficacy of ziprasidone in the relapse prevention of schizophrenia, to collect long-term data on safety and tolerability of oral Ziprasidone
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Subjects who have completed MOZART study and who are responders to Ziprasidone: * Responders: patients with a 20% or more reduction in the PANSS total score at the endpoint of the Mozart Study (recorded at V18 in the Mozart) as compared with the baseline value * Patients not hospitalised in an acute psychiatric service * Written, informed consent to participation. * Female patients of at risk of pregnancy must avoid to remain pregnant; if already used, an adequate method of contraception can be continued
Exclusion criteria
* Psychiatric: * Subjects with a score of greater than or equal to 5 and an increase of at least 2 points (with respect to baseline value of MOZART study) at one of the following PANSS items: P7 (hostility), G8 (uncooperativeness) or G14 (poor control impulse) * Subjects with a score equal to 3 and an increase of at least 1 point (with respect to baseline value of MOZART study) at item 8 (suicide) of CDSS * General: * Patients who, during MOZART study, have developed one of the following diseases will be excluded: (or patients who do not satisfy anymore one of the following general
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| long-term efficacy of oral Ziprasidone in the maintenance treatment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the efficacy of ziprasidone in the relapse prevention of schizophrenia To collect long-term data on safety and tolerability of oral Ziprasidone | — |
Countries
Italy