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Open-label Study to Assess Hospitalization Rates in Adult Schizophrenic Patients Treated With Oral Antipsychotics for 6 Months and IM Depot Aripiprazole for 6 Months, Respectively, in a Naturalistic Community Setting
In Brief
A Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating Aripiprazole (Abilify®) IM Depot Injection for Schizophrenia. Completed, enrolled 493 participants across 124 sites in 2 countries.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare retrospective hospitalization rates of schizophrenic patients treated with oral antipsychotics to prospective hospitalization rates of these patients treated with IM depot aripiprazole.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
400 mg IM depot injection every 26-30 days. Dosage may be adjusted at the investigator's discretion to 300 mg. Number of injections: 6. Subjects have the option of entering the extension phase of the study and continuing with injections every 26-30 days until the drug is either commercially available, or December 2013.