E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Treatment-resistant schizophrenia and schizoafective disorder |
Esquizofrenia resistente al tratamiento y en trastorno esquizoafectivo |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Treatment-resistant schizophrenia and schizoafective disorder, both are mental disorder. |
Esquizofrenia resistente al tratamiento y en trastorno esquizoafectivo, ambos enfermedades de salid mental. |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Psychiatry and Psychology [F] - Mental Disorders [F03] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
Evaluate the effectiveness of clozapine, in association with other antipsychotics, in reducing psychotic symptomatology in treatment-resistant schizophrenia and schizoafective disorder. |
Evaluar la eficacia de la clozapina, en asociación con otros antipsicóticos, a la hora de reducir sintomatología psicótica y afectiva en esquizofrenia resistente al tratamiento y en el trastorno esquizoafectivo. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
1-Study the tolerability of clozapine in treatment-resistant schizophrenia and schizoafective disorder., identifying differences and similarities. 2-Determine the existence of clinical and/or sociodemographic characteristics that help predict the response to clozapine |
1-Estudiar la tolerabilidad de Clozapina en esquizofrenia resistente al tratamiento y en el trastorno esquizoafectivo, identificando diferencias y similitudes. 2.Determinar la existencia de características clínicas y/o sociodemográficas que ayuden a predecir la respuesta a clozapina. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1.Patients diagnosed with treatment-resistant schizophrenia or schizoafective disorder, regardless of consumption (or not) psychoactive substances. 2.Patients who at the time of recruitment maintain values in the PANSS equal to or greater than 80, despite the prescribed pharmacological regimen. 3.Patients who accept, by signing informed consent, voluntarily participate in the study. In patients with capacity modification, the consent of the guardian will be required. 4.Patients who have clozapine prescribed below the minimum therapeutic dose prescribed for the trial (150 mg daily) |
1. Pacientes con diagnóstico de esquizofrenia resistente al tratamiento o trastorno esquizoafectivo, independientemente de la presencia o no de consumo de sustancias psicoactivas. 2. Pacientes que en el momento del reclutamiento mantengan valores en la PANSS iguales o superiores a 80, a pesar de la pauta farmacológica prescrita. 3. Pacientes que acepten, mediante la firma del consentimiento informado, participar voluntariamente en el estudio. En aquellos pacientes con modificación de la capacidad, se requerirá el consentimiento del tutor. 4. Pacientes que tengan prescrita la clozapina por debajo de la dosis mínima terapéutica preestablecida para el ensayo (150 mg diarios) |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1.Patients with other psychiatric diagnoses, different from those reflected in the inclusion criteria. 2. Patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder who score below 80 in PANSS at the time of recruitment or have more than 150 mg of clozapine prescribed daily. 3. Pacientes que presenten contraindicaciones absolutas para la prescripción de clozapina: prescripción de tratamiento mielosupresor, antecedentes de agranulocitosis, enfermedades mieloproliferativas, epilepsia no controlada, depresión del SNC o íleo paralítico. |
1. Pacientes con otros diagnósticos psiquiátricos diferentes a los reflejados en los criterios de inclusión. 2. Pacientes con esquizofrenia resistente al tratamiento o trastorno esquizoafectivo que, en el momento del reclutamiento puntúen por debajo de 80 en la PANSS o tengan prescrito más de 150 mg diarios de clozapina. 3. Pacientes que presenten contraindicaciones absolutas para la prescripción de clozapina: prescripción de tratamiento mielosupresor, antecedentes de granulocitosis, enfermedades mieloproliferativas, epilepsia no controlada, depresión del SNC o íleo paralítico. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Assess changes (relationship to reducing psychotic symptomatology), and magnitude, in the PANSS scale score in patients with Treatment-resistant schizophrenia and schizoafective disorder. A 25% reduction in the PANSS will be considered to be significant improvement. |
Valorar los cambios, y la magnitud de éstos, en la puntuación de la escala PANSS en pacientes con esquizofrenia resistente al tratamiento y en el trastorno esquizoafectivo. Se considera como mejoría significativa una reducción del 25% en la puntuación de dicha escala. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
The follow-up time to evaluate the changes will be 3 months. |
El tiempo de seguimiento para evaluar los cambios esta estimado en 3 meses. |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
1-To assess tolerability, the UKU scale score will be assessed. 2-Compare the response to Clozapine in the different groups and study correlations of it with the variables included in the sociodemographic, clinical and therapeutic profile. |
1-Valorar la puntuación de la escala UKU. 2-Comparar la respuesta a CLZ en los diferentes grupos y estudiar correlaciones de ésta con las variables incluidas en el perfil sociodemográfico, clínico y terapéutico. |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
The follow-up time to evaluate the changes will be 3 months. |
El tiempo de seguimiento para evaluar los cambios esta estimado en 3 meses. |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | Yes |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Yes |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Yes |
E.8.2.3.1 | Comparator description |
other antipsychotic (clinical practice) |
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E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 3 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 36 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |