24-Week Open Label Extension to a Randomized, 6-Week Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Study, to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Flexible Doses of Extended Release OROS® Paliperidone in the Treatment of Geriatric Subjects With Schizophrenia

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

R076477-SCH-702: a 24 Week Open-Label Extension to R076477-SCH-302

The purpose of this open-label study was to evaluate the safety and tolerability of flexible doses of Extended Release OROS® Paliperidone in the treatment of geriatric subjects with schizophrenia after completion of the initial double blind study

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The primary objective of the open-label extension phase was the long-term assessment of safety and tolerability of Extended Release (ER) OROS paliperidone (3 mg to 12 mg/day) in subjects (>65 years of age) with schizophrenia, and the secondary objective was the assessment of long-term efficacy.

Paliperidone ER OROS® tablet formulation (3 to 12 mg/day) to be taken orally

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

86

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

65 years and older (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects who had completed the double-blind phase or discontinued due to lack of efficacy after at least 21 days of treatment, who signed the informed consent for the open-label phase, and who the investigator agreed that open-label treatment was in the best interest of the subject were eligible to participate in the open label phase

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Significant and/or unstable systemic illnesses
  • Allergy or hypersensitivity to risperidone or paliperidone
  • Significant risk of suicidal or violent behavior
  • Biochemistry, hematology, or urinalysis results that are not within the laboratory's reference range, and that are deemed by the investigator to be clinically significant

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: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Long-term assessment of safety and tolerability of Extended Release (ER) OROS paliperidone (3 mg to 12 mg/day) in subjects (>65 years of age) with schizophrenia

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Assessment of long-term efficacy of Extended Release (ER) OROS paliperidone (3 mg to 12 mg/day) in subjects (>65 years of age) with schizophrenia, .

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

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

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2004

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 11, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 11, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

September 15, 2008

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

  • CR004423

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