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NCT00167817 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 4

Effect of Switch to Aripiprazole on Health and Smoking Parameters in Patients With Schizophrenia: A Pilot Study

A Phase 4 study, sponsored by Veterans Medical Research Foundation.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 4
Development phase
15
Enrollment target

NCT00167817: Completed Phase 4 study, sponsored by Veterans Medical Research Foundation.

NCT00167817 is a Phase 4 study that has completed, run by Veterans Medical Research Foundation. The registered enrollment target is 15 participants, below the 518-participant average among 9,235 other Phase 4 trials with a reported enrollment target (97% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00167817, a Phase 4 study, has completed, sponsored by Veterans Medical Research Foundation.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 4
Development phase
15 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Patients with schizophrenia are much more likely to be engaged in smoking and other addictive behaviors, possibly related to biochemical abnormalities in the reward center of the brain. The primary purpose of the present study is to investigate whether switching patients with schizophrenia to a new atypical antipsychotic, aripiprazole, a drug with a novel mechanism of action, will have an impact on smoking behavior.

Interventions

  • DRUG Aripiprazole

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 15 participants
Start Date 2003-07
Est. Completion 2005-09
Phase Phase 4

What the finished NCT00167817 record still lists

NCT00167817 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 15 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 518-participant average among 9,235 other Phase 4 trials with a reported enrollment target (97% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Aripiprazole is the first listed.

NCT00167817 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00167817 about?

NCT00167817 is a clinical study titled "Effect of Switch to Aripiprazole on Health and Smoking Parameters in Patients With Schizophrenia: A Pilot Study". Patients with schizophrenia are much more likely to be engaged in smoking and other addictive behaviors, possibly related to biochemical abnormalities in the reward center of the brain. The primary purpose of the present study is to investigate whether switching patients with schizophrenia to a new ...

What is the current status of trial NCT00167817?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 4 study. The enrollment target is 15 participants. The study started on 2003-07. Estimated completion is 2005-09.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00167817?

The interventions under investigation include: Aripiprazole (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00167817?

This trial is sponsored by Veterans Medical Research Foundation, which has 35 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00167817's enrollment target sits among peer trials

15 1880th of 2000 higher than 100 of 2,000 other Phase 4 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00167817, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00167817 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.