%0 Journal Article
%T Safety of sertindole versus risperidone in schizophrenia: principal results of the sertindole cohort prospective study (SCoP)
%J Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica
%D 2010
%A Thomas, S. H. L.
%A Drici, M. D.
%A Hall, G. C.
%A Crocq, M. A.
%A Everitt, B.
%A Lader, M. H.
%A Le Jeunne, C.
%A Naber, D.
%A Priori, S.
%A Sturkenboom, M.
%A Thibaut, F.
%A Peuskens, J.
%A Mittoux, A.
%A Tanghøj, P.
%A Toumi, M.
%A Moore, N. D.
%A Mann, R. D.
%V 122
%N 5
%P 345-355
%X OBJECTIVE: To explore whether sertindole increases all-cause mortality or cardiac events requiring hospitalization, compared with risperidone. METHOD: Multinational randomized, open-label, parallel-group study, with blinded classification of outcomes, in 9858 patients with schizophrenia. RESULTS: After 14147 person-years, there was no effect of treatment on overall mortality (sertindole 64, risperidone 61 deaths, Hazard Ratio (HR) = 1.12 (90% CI: 0.83, 1.50)) or cardiac events requiring hospitalization [sertindole 10, risperidone 6, HR = 1.73 (95% CI: 0.63, 4.78)]: Of these, four were considered arrhythmia-related (three sertindole, one risperidone). Cardiac mortality was higher with sertindole (Independent Safety Committee (ISC): 31 vs. 12, HR=2.84 (95% CI: 1.45, 5.55), P = 0.0022; Investigators 17 vs. 8, HR=2.13 (95% CI: 0.91, 4.98), P = 0.081). There was no significant difference in completed suicide, but fewer sertindole recipients attempted suicide (ISC: 68 vs. 78, HR=0.93 (95% CI: 0.66, 1.29), P = 0.65; Investigators: 43 vs. 65, HR=0.67 (95% CI: 0.45, 0.99), P = 0.044). CONCLUSION: Sertindole did not increase all-cause mortality, but cardiac mortality was higher and suicide attempts may be lower with sertindole.<p /><p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I John Wiley and Sons
%@ 0001-690X
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.2010.01563.x