A Safety and Tolerability Study of Paliperidone Palmitate Injected in the Shoulder or the Buttock Muscle in Patients With Schizophrenia

June 6, 2011 updated by: Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.

A Randomized, Crossover Study to Evaluate the Overall Safety and Tolerability of Paliperidone Palmitate Injected in the Deltoid or Gluteus Muscle in Patients With Schizophrenia

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of intramuscular injections (to the buttocks or to the shoulders) of paliperidone palmitate in patients with schizophrenia.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

To date, all prior trials involving intramuscular injection of paliperidone palmitate were conducted with buttock administration. This is a randomized, multicenter, crossover design study in evaluating safety and tolerability of paliperidone palmitate in two different injection sites. The study hypothesis is that there will be no difference in safety and tolerability between buttock injection compared to shoulder injection at any of the three different doses of paliperidone palmitate. The patients will receive intramuscular injections of paliperidone palmitate in either their buttocks or in their shoulders

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

253

Phase

  • Phase 3

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 and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The patient must have signed an informed consent
  • The patient must meet the diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia
  • Female patient must be postmenopausal for at least 2 years or have negative pregnancy test result at screening
  • The patient must be able to perform study requirements (e.g. answer questionnaire)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Primary, active diagnosis other than schizophrenia
  • Psychiatric inpatient hospitalization for relapse of symptoms of schizophrenia in the past 90 days
  • Change in their antipsychotic medication in the past 45 days
  • Diagnosis of active substance dependence within 3 months
  • History of treatment resistance
  • History of concurrent significant or unstable diseases (e.g. heart, lung, or liver diseases)

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: CROSSOVER
  • Masking: DOUBLE

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Safety evaluation (e.g. incidence of adverse events) between start and finish of the trial

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Pharmacokinetic evaluations (e.g. blood level of the drug) at finish of trial; Efficacy measures at finish of trial

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2005

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

November 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 7, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 7, 2005

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

July 14, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

June 8, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 6, 2011

Last Verified

April 1, 2010

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • CR002350

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