Trial Outcomes & Findings for Comparative Effectiveness of Adaptive Treatment Strategies for Schizophrenia (NCT NCT02775864)

NCT ID: NCT02775864

Last Updated: 2024-05-01

Results Overview

Number of participants hospitalized for a mental health reason

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Target enrollment

81921 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

One year

Results posted on

2024-05-01

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Antipsychotic
Individuals initiating treatment with an antipsychotic medication Antipsychotic: New initiation of any antipsychotic medication
Antidepressant
Individuals initiating treatment with an antidepressant medication Antidepressant: New initiation of any antidepressant medications
Benzodiazepine
Individuals initiating treatment with a benzodiazepine Benzodiazepine: New initiation of any benzodiazepine
Mood Stabilizer
Individuals initiating treatment with a mood stabilizer Mood stabilizer: New initiation of lithium or any mood stabilizing anti-epileptic drug
Overall Study
STARTED
26014
31117
11941
12849
Overall Study
COMPLETED
22772
26218
10081
10765
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
3242
4899
1860
2084

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Antipsychotic
Individuals initiating treatment with an antipsychotic medication Antipsychotic: New initiation of any antipsychotic medication
Antidepressant
Individuals initiating treatment with an antidepressant medication Antidepressant: New initiation of any antidepressant medications
Benzodiazepine
Individuals initiating treatment with a benzodiazepine Benzodiazepine: New initiation of any benzodiazepine
Mood Stabilizer
Individuals initiating treatment with a mood stabilizer Mood stabilizer: New initiation of lithium or any mood stabilizing anti-epileptic drug
Overall Study
Data ended end of 2010
1764
2880
1140
1194
Overall Study
Medicaid eligibility discontinued
1478
2019
720
890

Baseline Characteristics

Comparative Effectiveness of Adaptive Treatment Strategies for Schizophrenia

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Antipsychotic
n=26014 Participants
Individuals initiating treatment with an antipsychotic medication Antipsychotic: New initiation of any antipsychotic medication
Antidepressant
n=31117 Participants
Individuals initiating treatment with an antidepressant medication Antidepressant: New initiation of any antidepressant medications
Benzodiazepine
n=11941 Participants
Individuals initiating treatment with a benzodiazepine Benzodiazepine: New initiation of any benzodiazepine
Mood Stabilizer
n=12849 Participants
Individuals initiating treatment with a mood stabilizer Mood stabilizer: New initiation of lithium or any mood stabilizing anti-epileptic drug
Total
n=81921 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
40.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.5 • n=39 Participants
40.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.4 • n=41 Participants
40.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.5 • n=35 Participants
40.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.5 • n=31 Participants
40.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.5 • n=146 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
11914 Participants
n=39 Participants
14283 Participants
n=41 Participants
5553 Participants
n=35 Participants
5975 Participants
n=31 Participants
37725 Participants
n=146 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
14100 Participants
n=39 Participants
16834 Participants
n=41 Participants
6388 Participants
n=35 Participants
6874 Participants
n=31 Participants
44196 Participants
n=146 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White, non-Hispanic
9645 Participants
n=39 Participants
10998 Participants
n=41 Participants
5186 Participants
n=35 Participants
4261 Participants
n=31 Participants
30090 Participants
n=146 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black, non-Hispanic
10371 Participants
n=39 Participants
12459 Participants
n=41 Participants
3731 Participants
n=35 Participants
5465 Participants
n=31 Participants
32026 Participants
n=146 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hispanic or Latino
2517 Participants
n=39 Participants
3196 Participants
n=41 Participants
1159 Participants
n=35 Participants
1263 Participants
n=31 Participants
8135 Participants
n=146 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
645 Participants
n=39 Participants
461 Participants
n=41 Participants
252 Participants
n=35 Participants
237 Participants
n=31 Participants
1595 Participants
n=146 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
782 Participants
n=39 Participants
744 Participants
n=41 Participants
339 Participants
n=35 Participants
287 Participants
n=31 Participants
2152 Participants
n=146 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Native American or Alaskan Native
240 Participants
n=39 Participants
305 Participants
n=41 Participants
104 Participants
n=35 Participants
87 Participants
n=31 Participants
736 Participants
n=146 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
More than one race
51 Participants
n=39 Participants
67 Participants
n=41 Participants
19 Participants
n=35 Participants
26 Participants
n=31 Participants
163 Participants
n=146 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Unknown
2763 Participants
n=39 Participants
2787 Participants
n=41 Participants
1152 Participants
n=35 Participants
1223 Participants
n=31 Participants
7925 Participants
n=146 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: One year

Number of participants hospitalized for a mental health reason

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Antipsychotic
n=26014 Participants
Individuals initiating treatment with another second-generation antipsychotic medication (other than clozapine
Antidepressant
n=31117 Participants
Individuals initiating treatment with an antidepressant medication
Benzodiazepine
n=11941 Participants
Individuals initiating treatment with a benzodiazepine
Mood Stabilizer
n=12849 Participants
Individuals initiating treatment with a mood stabilizer
Psychiatric Hospitalization
4965 Participants
5247 Participants
2385 Participants
3093 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: One year

Number of Participants with an Emergency Department visit for mental health reason

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Antipsychotic
n=26014 Participants
Individuals initiating treatment with another second-generation antipsychotic medication (other than clozapine
Antidepressant
n=31117 Participants
Individuals initiating treatment with an antidepressant medication
Benzodiazepine
n=11941 Participants
Individuals initiating treatment with a benzodiazepine
Mood Stabilizer
n=12849 Participants
Individuals initiating treatment with a mood stabilizer
Emergency Department Visit for Mental Health Reason
5505 Participants
6508 Participants
2930 Participants
3429 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: One year

Participants who died

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Antipsychotic
n=26014 Participants
Individuals initiating treatment with another second-generation antipsychotic medication (other than clozapine
Antidepressant
n=31117 Participants
Individuals initiating treatment with an antidepressant medication
Benzodiazepine
n=11941 Participants
Individuals initiating treatment with a benzodiazepine
Mood Stabilizer
n=12849 Participants
Individuals initiating treatment with a mood stabilizer
Death
259 Participants
327 Participants
204 Participants
161 Participants

Adverse Events

Antipsychotic

Serious events: 67 serious events
Other events: 967 other events
Deaths: 259 deaths

Antidepressant

Serious events: 102 serious events
Other events: 1004 other events
Deaths: 327 deaths

Benzodiazepine

Serious events: 43 serious events
Other events: 424 other events
Deaths: 204 deaths

Mood Stabilizer

Serious events: 41 serious events
Other events: 423 other events
Deaths: 161 deaths

Serious adverse events

Serious adverse events
Measure
Antipsychotic
n=21738 participants at risk;n=26014 participants at risk
Individuals initiating treatment with another second-generation antipsychotic medication (other than clozapine)
Antidepressant
n=26062 participants at risk;n=31117 participants at risk
Individuals initiating treatment with an antidepressant medication
Benzodiazepine
n=9764 participants at risk;n=11941 participants at risk
Individuals initiating treatment with a benzodiazepine
Mood Stabilizer
n=10564 participants at risk;n=12849 participants at risk
Individuals initiating treatment with a mood stabilizer
Cardiac disorders
Admission for Cardiovascular Disease
0.26%
67/26014 • 365 days
0.33%
102/31117 • 365 days
0.36%
43/11941 • 365 days
0.32%
41/12849 • 365 days

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Antipsychotic
n=21738 participants at risk;n=26014 participants at risk
Individuals initiating treatment with another second-generation antipsychotic medication (other than clozapine)
Antidepressant
n=26062 participants at risk;n=31117 participants at risk
Individuals initiating treatment with an antidepressant medication
Benzodiazepine
n=9764 participants at risk;n=11941 participants at risk
Individuals initiating treatment with a benzodiazepine
Mood Stabilizer
n=10564 participants at risk;n=12849 participants at risk
Individuals initiating treatment with a mood stabilizer
Endocrine disorders
Incident cases of diabetes mellitus
4.4%
967/21738 • Number of events 967 • 365 days
3.9%
1004/26062 • Number of events 1004 • 365 days
4.3%
424/9764 • Number of events 424 • 365 days
4.0%
423/10564 • Number of events 423 • 365 days

Additional Information

Dr. Scott Stroup

Columbia University

Phone: 646-774-8435

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place