This is an open-label (all people know the identity of the intervention), multi-centric (conducted in more than one center), prospective (study following participants forward in time), and non-comparative study, in participants with schizophrenia. The study consists of following parts: Screening (that is, 14 days before study commences on Day 1); Acute Treatment phase (24 weeks); Extension phase 1 (24 weeks), which will be followed by additional Extension phase 2 (48 weeks). Total study duration per participant will be 96 weeks. Efficacy will primarily be evaluated by change from Baseline in Subjective Well-being Under Neuroleptic (SWN-20) Scale score and change from Baseline in Drug Attitude Inventory scores. Participants' safety will be monitored throughout the study.
