PMID- 25367165 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20151019 LR - 20220310 IS - 1941-2010 (Electronic) IS - 1935-1232 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 4 DP - 2015 Jan TI - Switching to iloperidone: An omnibus of clinically relevant observations from a 12-week, open-label, randomized clinical trial in 500 persons with schizophrenia. PG - 183-95 LID - 10.3371/CSRP.CIWE.103114 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: To describe secondary analyses from a 12-week, randomized, open-label trial where adult schizophrenia outpatients receiving risperidone, olanzapine, or aripiprazole were switched to iloperidone. METHODS: Patients were randomized into two groups: one where the antecedent antipsychotic dose was titrated downwards to zero over 2 weeks (n=240), and the other group where the antecedent antipsychotic was abruptly stopped (n=260). Adaptations of the Clinical Global Impression scale were used to evaluate clinical changes. Other assessments included the reporting of adverse events (AEs), study discontinuation, body weight, and metabolic variables. RESULTS: Improvement was steady throughout the study for both gradual- and immediate-switch groups starting at Week 1 and continuing through Week 12. Discontinuations due to AEs in the first 2 weeks of treatment were higher for the immediate-switch group compared with the gradual-switch group (10.8% vs. 5.4%, NNT 19, 95% CI 10-151). Fewer patients in the gradual-switch group experienced dizziness as an AE, whereas a higher percentage of patients in the immediate-switch group exhibited earlier onset of a therapeutic response within the first 2 weeks; both groups were comparable thereafter with low rates of dizziness and similar efficacy outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: Switching to iloperidone can be accomplished either with a gradual crossover or immediate discontinuation of the prior antipsychotic; however, the immediate-switch method is associated with greater proportion of initial dizziness. The observed outcomes are consistent with what has been previously reported regarding iloperidone's favorable akathisia/EPS profile and modest impact on somnolence/sedation, body weight, and metabolic variables. FAU - Citrome, Leslie AU - Citrome L AD - New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY. FAU - Weiden, Peter J AU - Weiden PJ AD - University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL. FAU - Alva, Gus AU - Alva G AD - ATP Clinical Research, Costa Mesa, CA. FAU - Glick, Ira D AU - Glick ID AD - University School of Medicine Stanford, Stanford, CA. FAU - Jackson, Richard AU - Jackson R AD - Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. FAU - Mattingly, Greg AU - Mattingly G AD - Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. FAU - Kianifard, Farid AU - Kianifard F AD - Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ. FAU - Meng, Xiangyi AU - Meng X AD - Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ. FAU - Winseck, Adam AU - Winseck A AD - Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Multicenter Study PT - Randomized Controlled Trial PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Clin Schizophr Relat Psychoses JT - Clinical schizophrenia & related psychoses JID - 101312513 RN - 0 (Antipsychotic Agents) RN - 0 (Isoxazoles) RN - 0 (Piperazines) RN - 0 (Piperidines) RN - 0 (Quinolones) RN - 12794-10-4 (Benzodiazepines) RN - 82VFR53I78 (Aripiprazole) RN - L6UH7ZF8HC (Risperidone) RN - N7U69T4SZR (Olanzapine) RN - VPO7KJ050N (iloperidone) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Antipsychotic Agents/adverse effects/*therapeutic use MH - Aripiprazole MH - Benzodiazepines/administration & dosage MH - Dizziness/chemically induced MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Isoxazoles/adverse effects/*therapeutic use MH - Male MH - Olanzapine MH - Piperazines/administration & dosage MH - Piperidines/adverse effects/*therapeutic use MH - Quinolones/administration & dosage MH - Risperidone/administration & dosage MH - Schizophrenia/*drug therapy MH - Treatment Outcome OTO - NOTNLM OT - Efficacy OT - Iloperidone OT - Safety OT - Schizophrenia OT - Switching OT - Tolerability EDAT- 2014/11/05 06:00 MHDA- 2015/10/20 06:00 CRDT- 2014/11/05 06:00 PHST- 2014/11/05 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/11/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/10/20 06:00 [medline] AID - M550025348059081 [pii] AID - 10.3371/CSRP.CIWE.103114 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Clin Schizophr Relat Psychoses. 2015 Jan;8(4):183-95. doi: 10.3371/CSRP.CIWE.103114.