Status:

UNKNOWN

Aripiprazole for Neuroleptic-Induced Tardive Dyskinesia

Lead Sponsor:

Taoyuan Psychiatric Center, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Executive Yuan, R.O.C. Taiwan

Collaborating Sponsors:

Department of Health

Conditions:

Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The aim of the present study was to investigate the efficacy of aripiprazole in management of pre-existing neuroleptic-induced tardive dyskinesia

Detailed Description

Objective:A few case reports on the use of aripiprazole in neuroleptic-induced tardive dyskinesia have demonstrated positive effects. However its effectiveness in treatment of TD was still inconclusiv...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Female patients must agree to prevent from being pregnant during trial periods
  • Meet psychotic disorder or mood disorder criteria of DSM-IV
  • Patients must have psychiatric diseases that need to use antipsychotics for a long time
  • They must meet DSM-IV research criteria for neuroleptics induce tardive dyskinesia
  • No clinical significant major systemic diseases
  • No special neurological diseases which would influence the assessment for EPS or TD
  • Mentality is better than mild mental retardation
  • Patients or .legal representatives agree to join in the research and sign informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Unstable major systemic diseases
  • Had neurological disorder influenced to EPS assessment
  • Substance abuse or dependence other then coffee or tobacco within 6 months before study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

25 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00837707

Start Date

June 1 2008

End Date

February 1 2010

Last Update

February 5 2009

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Taoyuan Mental Hospital

Taoyuan District, Taiwan, 330