Energy Homeostasis Under Treatment With Atypical Antipsychotics

September 26, 2008 updated by: Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Energy Homeostasis and Metabolism in Patients With Schizophrenic Disorders Under Treatment With Atypical Antipsychotics

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of different atypical antipsychotics on weight changes, energy homeostasis, metabolism, energy intake as well as activity.

Patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders will be randomly assigned to be treated with ziprasidone or olanzapine for 24 weeks.

Primary outcome parameter are the weight changes after 24 weeks.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

40

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Berlin, Germany, 10117
        • Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin; Campus Charité Mitte; Dept. for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 60 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of schizophrenia or related disorders(DSM-IV)
  • Indication for long-term treatment with antipsychotics
  • BMI between 20 to 30
  • Weight changes less than 3kg in the last 3 months before inclusion
  • Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Psychiatric comorbidity
  • Depot antipsychotic in the last 2 months
  • Antipsychotics in the last 2 weeks
  • Treatment with olanzapine, clozapine or ziprasidone in teh last 3 months
  • Treatment with drugs, that may lead to weight changes
  • Significant endocrine, neurological, cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, metabolic, or other medical diseases or any clinically relevant abnormalities in laboratory tests
  • Female subjects during pregnancy and breastfeeding
  • Female subjects within childbearing years who were not using adequate birth control
  • Patients who are judged by the investigator to be at serious suicide risk

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Olanzapine
treatment with either Olanzapine or Ziprasidone
Other Names:
  • Zyprexa
Active Comparator: Zpirasidone
treatment with either Olanzapine or Ziprasidone
Other Names:
  • Zeldox

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Primary outcome parameter are the weight changes after 24 weeks between olanzapine and ziprasidone treatment
Time Frame: during treatment
during treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Changes in energy homeostasis, food intake, metabolism
Time Frame: during and after treatment
during and after treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Martin Schaefer, MD, Charite Campus Mitte; Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy and Department of Psychiatry, Kliniken Essen-Mitte

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2004

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 7, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 7, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 8, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 29, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 26, 2008

Last Verified

September 1, 2008

More Information

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