As Study of the Pharmacokinetics of Paliperidone Extended-release and Risperidone Immediate-release Formulations

Schizophrenia Clinical Trial

Official title: Comparison of Steady-state Pharmacokinetics of Paliperidone After Extended-release OROS� Paliperidone 15 mg and Immediate-release Oral Risperidone 8 mg b.i.d. in Subjects With Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the steady-state pharmacokinetics of paliperidone after oral administration of 15 mg extended-release (ER) OROS paliperidone once daily with the steady-state pharmacokinetics of paliperidone after oral administration of 8 mg immediate-release (IR) risperidone twice daily; and to explore the dose-proportionality of 9 mg and 15 mg ER OROS paliperidone. Other objectives are to 1) document the disposition of the enantiomers of paliperidone; 2) explore the relationship between genotype (CYP2D6, CYP3A4, CYP3A5, UGT1A1, and UGT1A6) and pharmacokinetic parameters; and 3) assess safety and tolerability.

Clinical Trial Description

This is an open-label, multiple-dose, parallel-group study in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. The study consists of a screening period (2 weeks maximum); a 1-week run-in or washout (Days 1 to 7) during which patients taking risperidone prestudy and randomly assigned to paliperidone treatment will receive replacement antipsychotic therapy, and other patients continue to take their prestudy antipsychotic medication; a 14-day open-label treatment period (Days 8 to 21); and a 5-day follow-up period. On Day 1 of the washout period, eligible patients will be randomized to receive ER OROS paliperidone (PAL) or risperidone (RIS). All patients will receive their first dose of study medication on Day 8 after randomization as follows: Patients randomized to PAL will receive 9 mg of ER OROS paliperidone daily from Day 8 to Day 14, followed by 15 mg of ER OROS paliperidone q.d. from Day 15 to Day 21. Patients randomized to RIS will receive dose-escalation up to 7 mg risperidone twice daily (b.i.d.) from Day 8 to Day 14, followed by 8 mg risperidone b.i.d. from Day 15 to Day 21. The study medication on Days 14 and 21 in the PAL group and on Day 21 in the RIS group will be administered after completion of a standardized high fat, high caloric breakfast. Patients will be confined to the testing facility from the morning of Day 8 (or earlier at the discretion of the investigator) until completion of the study procedures on Day 23. On all other assessment days, patients will return to the testing facility and remain there for the duration of the assessments.The highest dose of paliperidone currently being studied is 12 mg given as 6 tablets of 2 mg ER OROS paliperidone. In the currently proposed study, data on the safety and tolerability of the 15-mg dose will be monitored and collected. Paliperidone ER oral administration of 9 mg q.d. on Day 8 to 14, and 15 mg daily on Day 15 to 21; oral administration of escalating doses up to 7 mg risperidone twice daily (b.i.d.) between Days 8 and 14, inclusive, and 8 mg risperidone b.i.d. on Day 15 to 21 ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Pharmacokinetics Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Psychotic Disorders
• Schizoaffective Disorder
• Schizophrenia

• NCT number: NCT00796185
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Start date: August 2003
• Completion date: January 2004