A 52-Week, Open-Label, Multicenter Study of the Safety and Tolerability of Aripiprazole Flexibly Dosed in the Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Autistic Disorder

Number of Participants With Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (AEs), Deaths, AEs Leading to Discontinuation, Extra Pyramidal Syndrome (EPS)-Related AEs

Time Frame: From Screening (up to 42 days prior to treatment start) through Week 52 (end of study) for SAEs; from Week 0 (Baseline) through Week 52 (End of Study) for AEs

Participants with Adverse Events (AEs), Deaths, Serious AEs (SAEs), and AEs leading to study discontinuation. AE is defined as any new untoward medical occurrence or worsening of a pre-existing medical condition. SAE is any untoward medical occurrence that at any dose results in death, is life-threatening, requires inpatient hospitalization or causes prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, is a cancer, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect, results in the development of drug dependency or drug abuse, is an important medical event.

Number of Potentially Clinically Relevant Vital Sign Abnormalities

Time Frame: At screening (up to 42 days prior to treatment start), Week 0 (Baseline), Week 1, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8, Week 14, Week 20, Week 26, Week 34, Week 42, Week 52 (Endpoint)

Clinically significantly abnormal vital signs met age-appropriate (heart rate cohorts: ages 5-14 \& ages 15+; blood pressure cohorts: ages 6-12 \& ages 13-17) criterion AND represented change from pretreatment value of at least the following magnitudes: systolic blood pressure (≥130 mmHg \& ≥144 mmHg w/ increase of ≥20 mmHg) or (≤117 mmHg \& ≤120 mmHg w/ decrease of ≥20 mmHg); diastolic blood pressure (≥86 mmHg \& ≥92 mmHg w/ increase of ≥15 mmHg) or (≤75 mm Hg \& ≤80 mmHg w/ decrease of ≥15 mmHg); heart rate (140 bpm and 120 bpm w/ increase of ≥15 bpm) or (50 bpm and 50 bpm w/ decrease of ≥15 bpm).

Mean Change From Baseline in Barnes Akathisia Global Clinical Assessment at Week 8, Week 26, Week 52, and Endpoint

Time Frame: Baseline, Week 8, Week 26, Week 52

The Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale is a 4-item scale to assess presence and severity of drug-induced akathisia, including both objective items and subjective items, together with a global clinical assessment of akathisia. Global assessment is made on a scale of 0 to 5 with comprehensive definitions provided for each anchor point on scale: 0=absent; 1=questionable; 2=mild akathisia; 3=moderate akathisia; 4=marked akathisia; 5=severe akathisia. Score has a possible range from 0 (absent) to 5 (severe akathisia). Negative change scores indicate improvement in akathisia.

Number of Participants With Potentially Clinically Relevant Laboratory Metabolic Abnormalities

Time Frame: At screening (up to 42 days prior to treatment start), Week 8, Week 26, Week 52

Abnormal metabolic criterion values include the following: fasting serum glucose ≥115 mg/dL; non-fasting serum glucose ≥ 200 mg/dL; total cholesterol ≥240 mg/dL; LDL cholesterol ≥160 mg/dL; HDL cholesterol ≤30 mg/dL; triglycerides ≥120 mg/dL (females), ≥160 mg/dL (males)

Number of Participants With Potentially Clinically Relevant Laboratory Hematology Abnormalities

Time Frame: At screening (up to 42 days prior to treatment start), Week 8, Week 26, Week 52

Abnormal hematology criterion values include the following: hematocrit (ages 6-17, males \& females) ≤33%; hemoglobin (ages 6-17, males \& females) \<11.3 g/dL; leukocytes ≤2800 c/mm3 or ≥16000 c/mm3; eosinophils (ages 6-17, males \& females) \>17%; neutrophils \<15%; platelet count ≤75,000 c/mm3 or ≥700,000 c/mm3

Number of Participants With Potentially Clinically Relevant Eletrocardiograph (ECG) Abnormalities

Time Frame: At screening (up to 42 days prior to treatment start), Week 8, Week 26, Week 52

These abbreviations are used in the table of ECG measurements: supraventricular (SV), baseline (BL), 1 degree (1°), atrioventricular (A-V), intraventricular (IVT), symmetrical (SYM), corrected QT interval (QTc). QRS complex is a recording of a single heartbeat on ECG corresponding to the depolarization of the right and left ventricles. PR interval is measured from beginning of P wave to beginning of QRS complex. QT interval is a measure of time between start of Q wave and end of T wave in the heart's electrical cycle. ↑ = increase from baseline, ↓ = decrease from baseline, → = "to"

Mean Change From Baseline in Patient Weight

Time Frame: At screening (up to 42 days prior to treatment start), Week 0 (Baseline), Week 1, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8, Week 14, Week 20, Week 26, Week 34, Week 42, Week 52 (Endpoint)

Mean Change From Baseline by Time Period in Body Weight Z-Score

Time Frame: At screening (up to 42 days prior to treatment start), Week 0 (Baseline), Week 1, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8, Week 14, Week 20, Week 26, Week 34, Week 42, Week 52 (Endpoint)

The Z-Score indicates how many standard deviations a person is from the population norm values. The body weight z-scores are designed to take into account the amount of weight gain that would be expected due to normal growth in children and adolescents. The body weight z-scores are by age and gender standardized values (corresponding to a normal distribution with mean 0 and a standard deviation of 1) of the actual weight measurements, based on the Growth Charts provided by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC; see Links section of this record).

Mean Change From Baseline in Total Simpson-Angus Scale (SAS) At Week 8, Week 26, and Week 52

Time Frame: Baseline, Week 8, Week 26, Week 52

The SAS is a 10-item instrument used to evaluate the presence and severity of parkinsonian symptomatology. It is the most commonly used rating scale for Parkinsonism in clinical trials over the past 25 years. The ten items focus on rigidity rather than bradykinesia, and do not assess subjective rigidity or slowness. Items are rated for severity on a 0-4 scale, with definitions given for each anchor point. The total SAS Score has a possible range from 10 to 50. Negative change scores indicate improvement.

Mean Change From Baseline in Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) At Week 8, Week 26, and Week 52

Time Frame: Baseline, Week 8, Week 26, Week 52

The AIMS is an assessment of movement dysfunctions. It is a 12-item instrument assessing abnormal involuntary movements associated with antipsychotic drugs and 'spontaneous' motor disturbance related to the illness itself. Scoring the AIMS consists of rating the severity of movement in 3 main anatomic areas (facial/oral, extremities, and trunk), based on a five-point scale (0=none, 4=severe). The AIMS Total Score has a possible range from 0 to 28. Negative change scores indicate improvement in movement dysfunction.

Number of Participants With Potentially Clinically Relevant Laboratory Chemistry Abnormalities

Time Frame: At screening (up to 42 days prior to treatment start), Week 8, Week 26, Week 52

Abnormal chemistry criterion values include the following: aspartate aminotransferase ≥3x upper limit of normal (ULN); alanine aminotransferase ≥3x ULN; alkaline phosphatase ≥3x ULN; lactate dehydrogenase ≥3x ULN; creatinine ≥2.0 mg/dL; uric acid, ≥10.5 mg/dL (male), ≥8.5 mg/dL (female); bilirubin (Total) ≥2.0 mg/dL; serum prolactin \>ULN; creatine kinase ≥3x ULN; blood urea nitrogen ≥30 mg/dL; sodium ≤126 mEq/L or ≥156 mEq/L; potassium ≤2.5 mEq/L or ≥ 6.5 mEq/L; chloride ≤90 mEq/L or ≥118 mEq/L; calcium ≤8.2 mg/dL or ≥12 mg/dL

Mean Change From Baseline in Patient Body Mass Index (BMI)

Time Frame: At screening (up to 42 days prior to treatment start), Week 0 (Baseline), Week 1, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8, Week 14, Week 20, Week 26, Week 34, Week 42, Week 52 (Endpoint)

The body mass index (BMI) is a statistical measurement which compares a person's weight and height. Though it does not actually measure the percentage of body fat, it is used to estimate a healthy body weight based on subject height.

Mean Change From Baseline By Time Period in BMI Z-Score

Time Frame: At screening (up to 42 days prior to treatment start), Week 0 (Baseline), Week 1, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8, Week 14, Week 20, Week 26, Week 34, Week 42, Week 52 (Endpoint)

The Z-Score indicates how many standard deviations a person is from the population norm values. The BMI z-scores are designed to take into account the BMI that would be expected due to normal growth in children and adolescents. The BMI z-scores are by age and gender standardized values (corresponding to a normal distribution with mean 0 and a standard deviation of 1) of the actual BMI measurements, based on the Growth Charts provided by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC; see Links section of this record).