An observational study in Schizophrenia, sponsored by Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC. Terminated. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-08-29.
Sponsored by Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC · Observational
The purpose of this study is to examine the long-term economic, functional and clinical outcomes in schizophrenia patients who require a change in antipsychotic treatment, and are changed to either paliperidone extended release (ER) or another oral atypical antipsychotic agent (AAP) including aripiprazole, olanzapine, quetiapine, risperidone, or ziprasidone.
This is a 12-month, retrospective (a study that looks backward in time, usually using medical records and interviews with patients who are already known to have a disease)/prospective (a study in which the patients are identified and then followed forward in time for the outcome of the study), open-label (all people involved know the identity of the assigned drug) study of clinical, functional and economic outcomes in schizophrenia patients who require a change in antipsychotic treatment. The patients will be randomly (study drug assigned by chance like flipping a coin) assigned to receive either paliperidone extended release (ER) or one of two other prescriber-selected oral atypical antipsychotic (AAPs). The AAPs include aripiprazole, olanzapine, quetiapine, risperidone, or ziprasidone. Baseline will be defined as the time when the patient begins to take paliperidone ER or the other AAP. The study has a "pre/post" design in which paliperidone ER patients serve as their own controls for the analyses of healthcare utilization. If a potential patient needs to switch from their current antipsychotic medication they are eligible for this study. The investigator will determine that the patient may benefit equally from switching to either paliperidone ER (extended release) or to either of 2 other antipsychotics. Healthcare use over the 12-month period prior to baseline (the "pre-period") will be compared to the 12-month period following the start of paliperidone ER or other AAP (the "post-period"). Data for both periods will be obtained by study investigators from enrolled patients' medical charts. Patients will continue to be followed in the study, regardless of change in treatment, until visit 5 at month 12 or if withdrawn from the study. All patients will receive medical care consistent with local medical practices.
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The majority of patients with schizophrenia are treated in the outpatient setting. Therefore, this study will focus largely on the population treated in Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs), Veteran Affairs (VAs) Centers, as well as private practice and other treatment settings.
Exclusion Criteria:
Drug: Paliperidone ER will be prescribed to the patients at the investigator's discretion. Patient receive their medication according to usual care in their treatment setting ie, no study drug is provided
Drug: Paliperidone ER
AAP includes quetiapine, risperidone, olanzapine, ziprasidone or aripiprazole. Dosage and administration of antipsychotics will be prescribed at the investigator's discretion
Drug: Atypical antipsychotics (AAP)
Route = oral. Paliperidone ER will be prescribed to the patients at the investigator's discretion. Patient receive their medication according to usual care in their treatment setting ie, no study drug is provided
Also known as: Invega
Route = oral. AAP including quetiapine, risperidone, olanzapine, ziprasidone or aripiprazole. Dosage and administration of antipsychotics will be prescribed at the investigator's discretion
Changes in the yearly rate of hospital admissions before and after treatment with paliperidone extended release (ER)
The baseline is referred to month 0; Baseline is the time when patients are initiated on paliperidone ER or on any other oral atypical antipsychotics \[AAP\]).
Time frame: 12 months before and post baseline
Change from baseline in Clinical Global Impression of the severity (CGI-S) scale
This scale measures global severity of illness at a given point in time. Treating physician rates the severity of a patients condition on a seven-point scale ranging from 1 (no symptoms) to 7 (very severe).
Time frame: Baseline to Month 12
Change from baseline in Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)
This is a 30-item scale that was designed to assess various symptoms of schizophrenia including delusions, grandiosity, blunted affect, poor attention, and poor impulse control. The 30 symptoms are rated on a 7-point scale that ranges from 1 (absent) to 7 (extreme psychopathology).
Time frame: Baseline to Month 12
Change from baseline in Personal and Social Performance Scale (PSP and SF-36)
The PSP is a clinician-based rating instrument providing an overall rating of personal and social functioning in psychiatric patients on a scale of 0 (grossly impaired functioning) to 100 (excellent functioning).
Time frame: Baseline to Month 12
Change from baseline in Independent Living Skills Survey (ILSS)
It is a measure of basic functional and cognitive skills of individuals that was developed and validated for use in severe and persistent mental illness including schizophrenia. These include taking care of one's personal appearance, money, possessions, residence, and health; finding and keeping a job and interacting with others.
Time frame: Baseline to Month 12
Change from baseline in Healthcare and Social Services Resource Utilization
Resource utilization includes healthcare and social services such as inpatient and outpatient hospital use, emergency room visits, and crisis team interventions.
Time frame: Baseline to Month 12
Relapse rate
Relapse is defined as: 1) Psychiatric hospitalization due to worsening symptomatology (not for social reason) 2) Deliberate self-injury, suicidal or homicidal ideation 3) Violent behaviour resulting in clinically significant injury to another person or property damage 4) An increase in the level of psychiatric care (eg, from clinic visits to day treatment) and substantial clinical deterioration, defined as a change score of 6 ("much worse") or 7 ("very much worse") on the clinicla global impression of change scale (CGI-C).
Time frame: Baseline to Month 12
Change from baseline in Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS)
This is a valid and reliable method of screening for tardive dyskinesia (disorder resulting in involuntary, repetitive body movements). It measures facial, oral, extremity and trunk movements as well as the patients awareness of abnormal movements. The AIMS contains 10 items on a scale from 0 (none) to 4 (severe). In addition, there are 2 items on dental status that are answered "yes" or "no."
Time frame: Baseline and Month 12
Change from baseline in Clinical Global Impression of change scale (CGI-C)
The CGI-C measures change from the baseline state. The treating physician assesses the patient's clinical change relative to the symptoms at baseline on a seven-point scale, ranging from 1 (very much improved) to 7 (very much worse).
Time frame: Month 3 to Month 12
Change from baseline in Short-Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36)
The SF-36 is a well-validated and widely used quality of life instrument. It is a self-administered survey that measures eight domains of health including: physical functioning, role limitations due to physical health (role-physical), bodily pain, general health perceptions, vitality, social functioning, role limitations due to emotional problems (role-emotional) and general mental health.
Time frame: Baseline to Month 12
Change from baseline in Medication Compliance with Antipsychotic Medication
Compliance with antipsychotic medication will be documented by the investigator or designee. Compliance will be broadly categorized as always compliant, partially compliant, or never compliant.
Time frame: Baseline to Month 12
Change from baseline in Patient Satisfaction with Antipsychotic Medication
Antipsychotic Medication Satisfaction Question is assessed by a single, self-administered seven-point Likert-type question with anchor points of extremely dissatisfied, very dissatisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, somewhat satisfied, very satisfied, and extremely satisfied.
Time frame: Baseline to Month 12
Changes in safety parameters
Safety parameters include treatment-emergent adverse experiences and serious adverse experiences, physical exam, monitoring of weight, vital signs, blood glucose, hemoglogin A1C, lipid panel, and regular monitoring of movement disorders via the AIMS
Time frame: Baseline to Month 12
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