To explore the efficacy of SPD489, as adjunctive therapy to a stable dose of atypical antipsychotic medication, on negative symptoms in adult subjects with clinically stable schizophrenia and predominant negative symptoms, as measured by the Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
92
oral, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, or 70 mg once daily
oral, once daily
Change From Open-label Baseline in Modified Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS-18) Total Score at Week 10 Open-label Phase, Last Observation Carried Forward (LOCF)
The SANS was modified by eliminating the global and attention items; the score of the remaining non-global items is referred to as the SANS-18 total score. Each of the 18-items is scored on a scale from 0 (not at all) to 5 (severe) with a total scoring range of 0 to 90. Higher scores indicate more impairment.
Time frame: Open-label Baseline and Week 10 Open-label Phase
Change From Double-blind Randomization Baseline in SANS-18 Total Score at Week 4 Double-blind Phase, Termination Observation Carried Forward (TOCF)
The SANS was modified by eliminating the global and attention items; the score of the remaining non-global items is referred to as the SANS-18 total score. Each of the 18-items is scored on a scale from 0 (not at all) to 5 (severe) with a total scoring range of 0 to 90. Higher scores indicate more impairment.
Time frame: Double-blind Randomization Baseline and Week 4 Double-blind Phase
Percent of Participants In Open-label Phase Who Were SANS-18 Responders at Week 10 Open-label Phase
Response is defined as reduction in total SANS score of greater than or equal to 20%. The SANS was modified by eliminating the global and attention items; the score of the remaining non-global items is referred to as the SANS-18 total score. Each of the 18-items is scored on a scale from 0 (not at all) to 5 (severe) with a total scoring range of 0 to 90. Higher scores indicate more impairment.
Time frame: Week 10 Open-label Phase
Percent of Participants In Double-blind Phase Who Maintained SANS-18 Response at Week 4 Double-blind Phase
Response is defined as reduction in total SANS score of greater than or equal to 20%. The SANS was modified by eliminating the global and attention items; the score of the remaining non-global items is referred to as the SANS-18 total score. Each of the 18-items is scored on a scale from 0 (not at all) to 5 (severe) with a total scoring range of 0 to 90. Higher scores indicate more impairment.
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Time frame: Week 4 Double-blind Phase
Change From Open-label Baseline in SANS Global Scores at Week 10 Open-label Phase
The SANS assesses 5 symptom complexes to rate the negative symptoms of subjects. Each of the 18-items is scored on a scale from 0 (not at all) to 5 (severe) with a total scoring range of 0 to 90. Higher scores indicate more impairment.
Time frame: Open-label Baseline and Week 10 Open-label Phase
Change From Double-blind Randomization Baseline in SANS Global Scores at Week 4 Double-blind Phase
The SANS assesses 5 symptom complexes to rate the negative symptoms of subjects. Each of the 18-items is scored on a scale from 0 (not at all) to 5 (severe) with a total scoring range of 0 to 90. Higher scores indicate more impairment.
Time frame: Double-blind Randomization Baseline and Week 4 Double-blind Phase
Change From Open-label Baseline in Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) Scores at Week 10 Open-label Phase, LOCF
The PANSS is a validated measure that evaluates the presence, absence, and severity of 30 symptoms of schizophrenia including both positive and negative symptoms and general psychopathology. Each of the 30-items are rated on a scale of 1 (absent) to 7 (extreme) with a total scoring range of 30 to 210. Higher scores indicate more impairment.
Time frame: Open-label Baseline and Week 10 Open-label Phase
Change From Double-blind Randomization Baseline in PANSS Scores at Week 4 Double-blind Phase, TOCF
The PANSS is a validated measure that evaluates the presence, absence, and severity of 30 symptoms of schizophrenia including both positive and negative symptoms and general psychopathology. Each of the 30-items are rated on a scale of 1 (absent) to 7 (extreme) with a total scoring range of 30 to 210. Higher scores indicate more impairment.
Time frame: Double-blind Randomization Baseline and Week 4 Double-blind Phase
Percent of Participants With Clinical Global Impression - Severity of Illness (CGI-S) at Open-label Baseline
CGI-S assesses the severity of the subject's condition on a 7-point scale ranging from 1 (normal, not at all ill) to 7 (among the most extremely ill)
Time frame: Open-label Baseline
Percent of Participants With CGI-S at Week 10 Open-label Phase
CGI-S assesses the severity of the subject's condition on a 7-point scale ranging from 1 (normal, not at all ill) to 7 (among the most extremely ill)
Time frame: Week 10 Open-label Phase
Percent of Participants With CGI-S at Double-blind Randomization Baseline
CGI-S assesses the severity of the subject's condition on a 7-point scale ranging from 1 (normal, not at all ill) to 7 (among the most extremely ill)
Time frame: Double-blind Randomization Baseline
Percent of Participants With CGI-S at Week 4 Double-blind Phase
CGI-S assesses the severity of the subject's condition on a 7-point scale ranging from 1 (normal, not at all ill) to 7 (among the most extremely ill)
Time frame: Week 4 Double-blind Phase
Percent of Participants With Improvement on Clinical Global Impression - Change (CGI-C) at Week 10 Open-label Phase
CGI-C permits a global evaluation of the change of the subject's overall schizophrenia condition over time. It consists of a 7-point scale ranging from 1 (very much improved) to 7 (very much worse). Improvement is defined as a score of 1 (very much improved) or 2 (much improved) on the scale.
Time frame: Open-label Phase Week 10
Percent of Participants With Improvement on CGI-C at Week 4 Double-blind Phase
CGI-C permits a global evaluation of the change of the subject's overall schizophrenia condition over time. It consists of a 7-point scale ranging from 1 (very much improved) to 7 (very much worse). Improvement is defined as a score of 1 (very much improved) or 2 (much improved) on the scale.
Time frame: Double-blind Phase Week 4
Change From Open-label Baseline in the Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS) Total Score at Week 10 Open-label Phase
BACS measures attention and speed of processing, and the test score is the total number correct. The measure of the test is the number of correct numerals where subjects write numerals 1-9 as matches to nonmeaningful symbols on a response sheet for 90 seconds, based upon a key provided to them.
Time frame: Open-label Baseline and week 10 Open-label Phase
Change From Double-blind Randomization Baseline in BACS Total Score at Week 4 Double-blind Phase
BACS measures attention and speed of processing, and the test score is the total number correct. The measure of the test is the number of correct numerals where subjects write numerals 1-9 as matches to nonmeaningful symbols on a response sheet for 90 seconds, based upon a key provided to them.
Time frame: Double-blind Randomization Baseline and Week 4
Change From Open-label Baseline in Letter-Number Span Test (LNS) Total Score at Week 10 Open-label Phase
LNS is a test of verbal working memory. Subjects are presented with a sequence of numbers and letters aurally and then asked to tell the rater the numbers first from lowest to highest followed by the letters in alphabetical sequence. The measure is the number of correct sequences.
Time frame: Open-label Baseline and week 10 Open-label Phase
Change From Double-blind Randomization Baseline in LNS Total Score at Week 4 Double-blind Phase
LNS is a test of verbal working memory. Subjects are presented with a sequence of numbers and letters aurally and then asked to tell the rater the numbers first from lowest to highest followed by the letters in alphabetical sequence. The measure is the number of correct sequences.
Time frame: Double-blind Randomization Baseline and Week 4
Change From Open-label Baseline in Hopkins Verbal Learning Test - Revised (HVLT-R) Total Score at Week 10 Open-label Phase
HVLT-R measures verbal learning. Test scores are the total number of words recalled correctly over 3 trials. The test consists of 12 nouns read aloud for 3 consecutive trials and each trial is followed by a recall test.
Time frame: Open-label Baseline and Week 10
Change From Double-blind Randomization Baseline in HVLT-R Total Scores at Week 4 Double-blind Phase
HVLT-R measures verbal learning. Test scores are the total number of words recalled correctly over 3 trials. The test consists of 12 nouns read aloud for 3 consecutive trials and each trial is followed by a recall test.
Time frame: Double-blind Randomization Baseline and week 4 Double-blind Phase
Change From Open-label Baseline in University of California Performance-Based Skills Assessment, Brief Version (UPSA-B) Scores at Week 10 Open-label Phase, LOCF
UPSA-B assesses skills in 5 areas of life functioning. It contains 2 subscales. Percentages correct on these 2 subscales are multiplied by 50. Thus, scores can range from 0 to 50 on each of these 2 subscales, and total scores can range from 0 to 100. Scores of 75 or higher are associated with independent living.
Time frame: Open-label Baseline and week 10 Open-label Phase
Change From Double-blind Randomization Baseline in UPSA-B Scores at Week 4 Double-blind Phase
UPSA-B assesses skills in 5 areas of life functioning. It contains 2 subscales. Percentages correct on these 2 subscales are multiplied by 50. Thus, scores can range from 0 to 50 on each of these 2 subscales, and total scores can range from 0 to 100. Scores of 75 or higher are associated with independent living.
Time frame: Double-blind Randomization Baseline and Week 4 Double-blind Phase
Change From Open-label Baseline in Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Function - Adult Version (BRIEF-A) T-scores at Week 10 Open-label Phase
BRIEF-A is a validated 75-item questionnaire composed of three indexes (Global Executive Composite, Behavioral Recognition Index, and Metacognition Index). Items are rated 1 (never), 2 (sometimes), and 3 (often). Raw scale scores are used to generate T-scores. A reduction in score indicates less impairment.
Time frame: Open-label Baseline and Week 10 Open-label Phase
Change From Double-blind Randomization Baseline in BRIEF-A T-Scores at Week 4 Double-blind Phase
BRIEF-A is a validated 75-item questionnaire composed of three indexes (Global Executive Composite, Behavioral Recognition Index, and Metacognition Index). Items are rated 1 (never), 2 (sometimes), and 3 (often). Raw scale scores are used to generate T-scores. A reduction in score indicates less impairment.
Time frame: Double-blind Randomization Baseline and Week 4 Double-blind Phase
Change From Open-label Baseline in Simpson Angus Scale (SAS) Total Score at Week 10 Open-label Phase
SAS is a 10-item scale used to evaluate the presence and severity of extrapyramidal symptoms. The items are scored on a scale from 0 to 4 with item-specific definitions given for each point. Total scores range from 0 to 40. Lower scores indicate less impairment.
Time frame: Open-label Baseline and Week 10 Open-label Phase
Change From Open-label Baseline in SAS Total Score at Week 4 of Double-blind Phase
SAS is a 10-item scale used to evaluate the presence and severity of extrapyramidal symptoms. The items are scored on a scale from 0 to 4 with item-specific definitions given for each point. Total scores range from 0 to 40. Lower scores indicate less impairment.
Time frame: Open-label Baseline and Week 4 Double-blind Phase
Change From Open-label Baseline in Barnes Akathisia Scale (BAS) Scores at Week 10 Open-label Phase
BAS scale has objective, subjective, and global impression components of akathisia (motor restlessness that manifests itself with an inability to sit still or remain motionless). Objective and subjective components are rated on a scale from 0 (normal/absence) to 3 (severe) and are summed yielding a total score of 0 to 9. Global impression is rated on a scale from 0 (absent) to 5 (severe) with a total score ranging from 0 to 5. Lower scores indicate reduced restlessness.
Time frame: Open-label Baseline and week 10 Open-label Phase
Change From Open-label Baseline in BAS Scores at Week 4 of Double-blind Phase
BAS scale has objective, subjective, and global impression components of akathisia (motor restlessness that manifests itself with an inability to sit still or remain motionless). Objective and subjective components are rated on a scale from 0 (normal/absence) to 3 (severe) and are summed yielding a total score of 0 to 9. Global impression is rated on a scale from 0 (absent) to 5 (severe) with a total score ranging from 0 to 5. Lower scores indicate reduced restlessness.
Time frame: Open-label Baseline and Week 4 Double-blind Phase
Change From Open-label Baseline in Amphetamine Cessation Symptom Assessment (ACSA) Total Score at Week 10 Open-label Phase
ACSA scale has 16 symptom items rated on a scale from 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely) with a possible total score range of 0 to 64. Higher scores indicate greater withdrawal symptom severity.
Time frame: Open-label Baseline and Week 10 Open-label Phase
Change From Double-blind Randomization Baseline in ACSA Total Score at Week 4 Double-blind Phase
ACSA scale has 16 symptom items rated on a scale from 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely) with a possible total score range of 0 to 64. Higher scores indicate greater withdrawal symptom severity.
Time frame: Double-blind Randomization Baseline and Week 4 Double-blind Phase
Change From Open-label Baseline in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) Total Global Score at Week 10 Open-label Phase
PSQI evaluates 7 areas of quality and pattern of sleep. Each area is rated on a scale from 0 (better) to 3 (worse) with a total score ranging from 0 to 21. Reduction in total scores are associated with better sleep quality.
Time frame: Open-label Baseline and Week 10 Open-label Phase
Change From Open-label Baseline in PSQI Total Global Score at Week 4 of Double-blind Phase
PSQI evaluates 7 areas of quality and pattern of sleep. Each area is rated on a scale from 0 (better) to 3 (worse) with a total score ranging from 0 to 21. Reduction in total scores are associated with better sleep quality.
Time frame: Open-label Baseline and Week 4 Double-blind Phase
Change From Open-label Baseline in Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS) at Week 10 Open-label Phase
CDSS is a 9-item scale to evaluate depression in subjects who have schizophrenia rated from 0 (absence of symptoms) to 3 (severe symptoms) with a total score range of 0 to 27. Lower scores indicate less depression.
Time frame: Open-label Baseline and Week 10 Open-label Phase
Change From Open-label Baseline in CDSS at Week 4 of Double-blind Phase
CDSS is a 9-item scale to evaluate depression in subjects who have schizophrenia rated from 0 (absence of symptoms) to 3 (severe symptoms) with a total score range of 0 to 27. Lower scores indicate less depression.
Time frame: Open-label Baseline and Week 4 of Double-blind Phase