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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00848484
Date of registration: 19/02/2009
Primary sponsor: Merck
Public title: Treatment of Cognitive Impairment in Men With Schizophrenia (MK5757-005)(COMPLETED)
Scientific title: A Phase IIa, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Add-On Therapy, 2-Period Cross-Over Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of MK5757 for the Treatment of Cognitive Impairment in Men With Schizophrenia
Date of first enrolment: October 2008
Target sample size: 54
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00848484
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Russian Federation United States
Contacts
Name:   Medical Monitor
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Affiliation:  Merck
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patient is male between 21 and 55 years of age

- Duration of the illness must be longer than 1 year

- Patient's current antipsychotic medication regimen must be stable

- Patient is negative for selected drugs of abuse at Screening

- Must be in a stable living arrangement for at least 3 months prior to screening (not
a homeless shelter)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patient has mental retardation

- Undergone Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) treatment within 6 months prior to
screening

- Has suicidal attempts or ideation within the last 12 months

- Patient has a history of alcohol/drug dependence within 1 year or alcohol/drug abuse
within 12 months of starting the study



Age minimum: 21 Years
Age maximum: 55 Years
Gender: Male
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Schizophrenia
Intervention(s)
Drug: Comparator: Placebo
Drug: MK5757
Primary Outcome(s)
Mean Change From Baseline in the Composite Score From the Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS) Battery After 2 Weeks of Treatment [Time Frame: Baseline and Week 2]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Mean Change From Baseline After 2 Weeks of Treatment in the Attention/Processing Speed Composite Score [Time Frame: Baseline and Week 2]
Mean Change From Baseline After 2 Weeks of Treatment in the CogState Composite Score [Time Frame: Baseline and week 2]
Mean Change From Baseline After 2 Weeks of Treatment in the Episodic Memory Composite Score [Time Frame: Baseline and Week 2]
Mean Change From Baseline After 2 Weeks of Treatment in the Executive Functioning Composite Score [Time Frame: Baseline and Week 2]
Mean Change From Baseline After 2 Weeks of Treatment in the Working Memory Composite Score [Time Frame: Baseline and Week 2]
Secondary ID(s)
2007_603
MK-5757-005
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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