Off-label use of risperidone in people with intellectual disability: A discontinuation study
- Conditions
- challenging behaviorintellectual disabilityoff-label risperidoneoff-label antipsychotics
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON27969
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
1. IQ<70 as assessed by an authorized behavioral therapist
2. Age > 6 years
Exclusion Criteria
1. A history of schizophrenia, a bipolar disorder, or affective psychosis according to DSM IV or ICD-10 criteria
2. A history of unsuccessful withdrawal of antipsychotics in the past 6 months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Behavior measured by the irritability subscale of the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method