Schizophrenia
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to examine the clinical therapeutic dose in Japanese agitated patients with schizophrenia.
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Male or female patients at least 20 years of age and less than 65 years old * Patients must be inpatients during the study * Patients must have a diagnosis of schizophrenia as per the DSM-IV, as determined by the investigator * Patients must be considered by the investigator to be clinically agitated and to be clinically appropriate candidates for the treatment with intramuscular (IM) medication * Patients must have a minimum total score of greater than or equal to 14 on the 5 items of the PANSS-EC and at least one individual item score of greater than or equal to 4 using the 1-7 scoring system, prior to the first IM injection of study drug
Exclusion criteria
* Serious, unstable illnesses such that death is anticipated within 1 year or intensive care unit hospitalization for the disease is anticipated within 6 months. This includes hepatic (specifically any degree of jaundice), renal, gastroenterologic, respiratory, cardiovascular (including ischemic heart disease), endocrinologic, neurologic, immunologic, or hematologic diseases * Known history of seizures; however, a patient whose etiology is identifiable and has been resolved may be enrolled * Known history of diabetes mellitus, complications of diabetes mellitus, or potential diabetes mellitus as defined by patients with single blood glucose measurement based on site tests; patients with values greater than or equal to 140 mg/dL (non-fasting) or greater than or equal to 110 mg/dL (fasting) must be excluded from the study * History of allergic reaction or intolerance to olanzapine * Have received treatment with psychostimulants or reserpine within 1 week prior to study drug administration
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary objective is to examine the safety and efficacy of the clinical therapeutic dose of IM olanzapine (7.5 mg/inj and 10 mg/inj) in Japanese agitated patients with schizophrenia | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To examine the efficacy of IM olanzapine by evaluating change from baseline to 24 hours following the first IM injection in the PANSS Excited Component Total Score and the ACES | — |
| To examine the characteristics of sedation for each treatment group based on the ACES score | — |
| To examine a frequency of patients who needed second injection | — |
Countries
Japan