Status:

COMPLETED

Study of Aripiprazole (Abilify) in Children With Symptoms of Mania

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Conditions:

Bipolar Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

4-9 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to look at the safety and effectiveness of aripiprazole (abilify) in children with bipolar disorder and to examine whether or not patients that respond to initial mood sta...

Detailed Description

This outpatient study will be conducted in 3 phases. Phase 1: Patients meeting entry criteria will be treated with open label aripiprazole (APZ) in order to achieve therapeutic doses of this agent. Th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Outpatients ages 4-9 years (inclusive)
  • Patients who are anticipated to have a Young Mania Rating Scale (Young et al. 1978) of 15 or higher at baseline
  • Meet DSM-IV criteria for bipolar disorder type 1 or 2, cyclothymia, or bipolar disorder not otherwise specified (BP NOS) based on the results of both a semi-structured diagnostic research assessment (K-SADS-PL supplemented with mood disorder sections from the WASH-U K-SADS) (Geller et al., 2001; Kaufman et al., 1997) and a clinical interview with a child and adolescent psychiatrist.

Exclusion

  • Patients who have a history of intolerance to APZ at doses of 0.1mg/kg/day
  • Patients who have experienced a manic episode with a documented APZ dose as monotherapy treatment of 0.2 mg/kg/day
  • Patients with an active neurological/medical disorder for which treatment with APZ would be contraindicated
  • Patients with clinical evidence of autistic disorder, Asperger's disorder, Rett's syndrome or other pervasive developmental disorders
  • Patients with clinical evidence of mental retardation
  • Patients who are known to be allergic or hypersensitive to aripiprazole
  • Patients who are unable to swallow pills/capsules
  • Patients for whom the need for hospitalization during the course of the study appears likely
  • Patients who have a general medical or neurological condition (including clinically significant abnormalities on screening laboratories) that may be considered to be the etiology of the patient's mood disorder
  • Patients who have a general medical or neurological condition for which treatment with an atypical antipsychotic would be contraindicated (e.g. tardive dyskinesia)
  • Patients who have a general medical or neurological condition that could interfere with the interpretation of clinical response to APZ treatment
  • Patients taking psychotropic agents (other than psychostimulants) within one week of baseline (2 weeks for fluoxetine; 3 days for psychostimulants)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00194077

Start Date

August 1 2004

End Date

January 1 2011

Last Update

January 7 2015

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University Hospitals Case Medical Center

Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106