Status:

COMPLETED

Demonstrate the Effects of Pramlintide on Weight Reduction in Schizophrenia

Lead Sponsor:

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, LLC.

Conditions:

Schizophrenia

Schizoaffective Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Primary Objective: To test the effect of pramlintide on body weight in clozapine- and olanzapine-induced weight gain in persons with schizophrenia who are currently taking either drug; measures of th...

Detailed Description

This study is a sixteen week placebo-controlled, double-blind investigation of the effect of pramlintide on body weight in clozapine- and olanzapine-induced weight gain. We will recruit approximately ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Volunteers will be males or females 18-65 yrs of age with a diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder who have a history of significant weight gain with olanzapine or clozapine administration.
  • Volunteers will have a current BMI=\>27 but equal to or less than 40.
  • Volunteers will have been taking a stable dose (less than 10% dose change) of clozapine or olanzapine or at least two months prior to study start.
  • Volunteers will be willing and able to participate in the subcutaneous administration training week prior to study start.
  • Able and willing to give informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Clinically significant abnormal pre-admission vital signs, positive HIV, or clinical laboratory evaluations, in which the principal investigator deems the subject-volunteer ineligible for the study
  • Positive results for infectious diseases and sexually-transmitted diseases will be reported according to the Texas Department of State Health and Texas Administrative Code rules and guidelines
  • Any patient with current diabetes mellitus, even if caused by antipsychotic use .
  • Patients with active liver disease requiring current treatment. Positive hepatitis C volunteers will only be excluded if they have active liver disease or they have enzyme values are two times the upper limit of normal.
  • Any patients with medical disorders that are not properly controlled by medications.
  • Pregnant women or women who are breast feeding.
  • Patients concomitantly treated with another conventional or second generation antipsychotic medication or with any other anti-obesity drug.
  • Mental capacity is limited to the extent that the patient cannot understand the nature of the study along with its risks and benefits.
  • Subjects with a high risk of suicide since there is a potential that the study medication will lower the subject's glucose levels.
  • Any patient judged by the principal investigator to be inappropriate for the study.
  • Known hypersensitivity to study medication or its components
  • Non-English speaking
  • The clinical assessments that will be used are not available in valid and reliable forms for non-English speaking populations.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

33 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00690235

Start Date

November 1 2007

End Date

August 1 2011

Last Update

November 16 2018

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The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390