Efficacy & Safety of Quetiapine Fumarate (SEROQUEL) & Placebo in the Treatment of Acutely Ill Patients With Schizophrenia

March 24, 2009 updated by: AstraZeneca

A 6-Week, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy, Randomized Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Sustained-Release Formulation Quetiapine Fumarate (SEROQUEL) and Placebo in the Treatment of Acutely Ill Patients With Schizophrenia

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate superior efficacy of sustained release quetiapine compared to placebo in patients with schizophrenia after receiving treatment for up to 6 weeks.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

535

Phase

  • Phase 3

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

    • Alabama
      • Birmingham, Alabama, United States
        • Research Site
    • California
      • Cerritos, California, United States
        • Research Site
      • Los Angeles, California, United States
      • San Diego, California, United States
        • Research Site
      • Santa Ana, California, United States
        • Research Site
    • District of Columbia
      • Washington, District of Columbia, United States
        • Research Site
    • Florida
      • Miami, Florida, United States
        • Research Site
    • Illinois
      • Oak Brook, Illinois, United States
      • Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, United States
        • Research Site
    • Louisiana
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
        • Research Site
    • Maryland
      • Rockville, Maryland, United States
        • Research Site
    • Massachusetts
      • Brighton, Massachusetts, United States
    • Mississippi
      • Jackson, Mississippi, United States
        • Research Site
    • Missouri
      • St. Louis, Missouri, United States
        • Research Site
    • New York
      • Holliswood, New York, United States
        • Research Site
      • Lawrence, New York, United States
        • Research Site
      • Staten Island, New York, United States
        • Research Site
    • Ohio
      • Medina, Ohio, United States
        • Research Site
    • Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
        • Research Site
    • Pennsylvania
      • Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States
        • Research Site
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
        • Research Site
    • South Dakota
      • Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
        • Research Site
    • Tennessee
      • Memphis, Tennessee, United States
        • Research Site
    • Texas
      • Austin, Texas, United States
        • Research Site
      • Houston, Texas, United States
        • Research Site
      • Irving, Texas, United States
        • Research Site
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States
        • Research Site
    • Virginia
      • Richmond, Virginia, United States
        • Research Site
    • Washington
      • Kirkland, Washington, United States
        • Research Site

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 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient is able to provide written informed consent before beginning any study related procedures
  • Patient has a documented clinical diagnosis of schizophrenia
  • Patient is able to understand and comply with the requirements of the study, as judged by a study investigator

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with a history of non-compliance as judged by the study investigator
  • Patients with a known lack of response to previous treatment with quetiapine
  • Patients who have participated in another drug study within 4 weeks prior to enrollment into this study
  • Patients who have previously participated in this study or study D1444C00132

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: Double

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Change from baseline of the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) total score at the end of treatment.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Evaluation of secondary PANSS efficacy variables and Clinical Global Impression (CGI) variables at all study visits compared to baseline.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2004

Primary Completion

December 7, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 16, 2004

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 17, 2004

First Posted (Estimate)

June 18, 2004

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 25, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 24, 2009

Last Verified

March 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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