Status:
COMPLETED
Seroquel Switching Study: Feasibility of Switching Any Antipsychotic Treatment to Seroquel in Patients With Schizophrenia
Lead Sponsor:
AstraZeneca
Conditions:
Schizophrenia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to document the clinical benefit of quetiapine (Seroquel) sustained release (SR) after switching from another ongoing antipsychotic treatment, regardless of the reason for...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients who in their own and/or in the Investigator's opinion, consider ongoing antipsychotic treatment inadequate, because of insufficient efficacy and/or tolerability.
- Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test at enrolment and be willing to use a reliable method of birth control, ie, barrier method, oral contraceptive, implant, dermal contraception, long-term injectable contraceptive, intrauterine device, or tubal ligation during the study.
- Able to understand and comply with the requirements of the study, as judged by the Investigator.
Exclusion
- Meeting the criteria for any other (than schizophrenia) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV) Axis I diagnosis, concomitant organic mental disorder or mental retardation.
- Substance abuse or dependence as defined by DSM-IV and not in full remission. A urine drug screen test will be performed. The Investigator will evaluate the results along with medical history to determine if the patient meets DSM-IV criteria for substance abuse or dependence.
- Risk of transmitting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis B, via blood or other body fluids, as judged by the Investigator.
- Patients who, in the opinion of the Investigator, pose an imminent risk of suicide or a danger to self or others.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
May 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
550 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00234377
Start Date
November 1 2004
End Date
May 1 2006
Last Update
January 4 2013
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Research Site
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Research Site
Aurora, Ontario, Canada
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Research Site
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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Research Site
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada