a trial in adult participants with schizophrenia treated prospectively for 6-months with abilify mycite®

Conditions: Schizophrenia

Summary: to compare inpatient psychiatric hospitalization rates while participants are on oral standard-of-care antipsychotic treatment and later switched to abilify mycite®.

this study is designed to assess the difference between inpatient psychiatric hospitalization rates in participants on oral standard-of-care antipsychotic treatment(s) for a period of 6 months followed by a switch to abilify mycite® for a period of 3 months (months 1 to 3). at the month 3 visit, the investigator should decide if participants will continue on abilify mycite® for an additional 3 months (months 4 to 6) or switch to a standard-of-care treatment for the duration of treatment. participants must have had at least 1 inpatient psychiatric hospitalization within 4 years (48 months) and must have been prescribed oral antipsychotics for at least 6 months or longer prior to screening. participants will enter a screening period (up to 45 days). if deemed eligible to participate, participants will enter an open-label abilify mycite® treatment prospective phase for up to 6 months. all participants who complete or withdraw from the trial while on abilify mycite® will receive a telephone call for safety follow-up approximately 30 days after their last trial visit. the trial will be conducted at 75 sites in the united states, 493 participants will be screened in order to enroll 320 participants and complete 224 participants. there was an interim analysis planned for the study.

Eligibility criteria:
inclusion criteria: * participants must be willing and able to give written informed consent, adhere to trial procedures and able to read and understand english. * male and female participants 18 to 65 years of age. * participants must possess a smartphone and is familiar with its use and is willing to download and interact with the abilify mycite® app. participants with a smartphone, that is not compatible with the abilify mycite® app will be offered a loaner phone for the trial period. * clinical diagnosis of schizophrenia and able to ingest oral medication. * positive and negative syndrome scale (panss) total score between 60-90. * participants currently prescribed oral atypical antipsychotic medication including aripiprazole or appropriate for aripiprazole treatment for 6 months or longer. * participants are required to have had an inpatient hospitalization for schizophrenia within the last 48 months prior to entering the trial. * skin on the anterior chest just above the lower edge of the rib cage that is free of any dermatological problems. exclusion criteria: * females who are breast-feeding and/or who are pregnant. * sexually active males or women of childbearing potential (wocbp) who do not agree to practice 2 different methods of birth control or remain abstinent during the trial and for 30 days after the last dose of abilify mycite®. * any participants who participated in another clinical trial within 30 days of enrollment. * participants who are currently being treated with an lai antipsychotic or have been treated with an lai in the retrospective 6-month phase. * participants with a current dsm-5 diagnosis other than schizophrenia. * participants with a known allergy to adhesive tape or any pertinent components of the patch or aripiprazole tablet embedded with an iem sensor.