Aripiprazole in Children and Adolescents With Bipolar I Disorder

Phase 3

Completed

Conditions: Bipolar Disorder

Interventions: Drug: placebo
Drug: Aripiprazole

Registration Number: NCT00110461

Lead Sponsor: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.

Brief Summary: The purpose of this trial is to test the safety and efficacy of two doses of aripiprazole in child and adolescent patients with bipolar I disorder, manic or mixed episode with or without psychotic features.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: COMPLETED

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 296

Inclusion Criteria

Child and adolescent patients with bipolar I disorder, manic or mixed episode with or without psychotic features

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with certain other psychological disorders
Patients with a co-morbid serious, uncontrolled systemic illness
Patients with significant risk of committing suicide

Study & Design

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
3	placebo	Placebo
1	Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole 10 mg tablet
2	Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole 30 mg tablet

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Young Mania Rating Scale (Y-MRS) Total Score at Week 4	Baseline and Week 4	Change from Baseline to Week 4 in Y-MRS total score, using the last observation carried forward. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through the acute phase (Week 4). (Also performed at Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through the continuation phase.) The Y-MRS consists of 11 items assessing the core symptoms of mania. Each item has 5 grades of severity. Minimum score on the scale is 0 (absent or normal). Maximum score on the scale is 60 (worse outcome or more severe symptoms).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Young Mania Rating Scale (Y-MRS) Total Score at Week 30	Baseline and Week 30	Change from baseline to Week 30 in Y-MRS total score, using the last observation carried forward. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through the acute phase (Week 4) and at Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase. The Y-MRS consists of 11 items assessing the core symptoms of mania. Each item has 5 grades of severity. Minimum score on the scale is 0 (absent or normal). Maximum score on the scale is 60 (worse outcome or more severe symptoms).
Change in Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS) Total Score at Week 4	Baseline and Week 4	Change from baseline to Week 4 in CGAS total score, using the last observation carried forward. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through the acute phase (Week 4). (Also performed at Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase.) The CGAS is a 100-point scale measuring psychological, social, and school functioning for children aged 6 to 17 years. Minimum scores ranged from 1-10, representing the need for constant supervision (worse outcome) to maximum scores of 91-100, representing superior functioning (better outcome).
Change in Clinical Global Impressions Scale-Bipolar Version (CGI-BP) Severity Mania Score at Week 4	Baseline and Week 4	Change from baseline to Week 4 in CGI-BP mania score, using the last observation carried forward. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through the acute phase (Week 4). (Also performed at Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase.) The CGI-BP scale refers to the global impression of the subject with respect to bipolar disorder. The scale rates the subject's severity of illness for mania, depression, and overall bipolar illness from 1 (least severe) to 7 (most severe).
Change in Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised (CDRS-R) Total Score at Week 4	Baseline and Week 4	Change from baseline to Week 4 in CDRS-R score, using last observation carried forward. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through the acute phase (Week 4). (Also performed at Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase.) The CDRS-R is used to diagnose depression and monitor treatment response. The interviewer rates 17 symptom areas (including those that sever as DSM-IV criteria for diagnosis of depression), among them suicidal ideation. Minimum score on the scale is 17 (better outcome). Maximum score on the scale is 113 (worse outcome or more severe symptoms).
Change in General Behavior Inventory Scale (GBI) Total Parent/Guardian Version Mania Score at Week 4	Baseline and Week 4	Change from baseline to Week 4 in GBI Total Parent/Guardian Version Mania score, using LOCF. Assessments performed baseline and weekly through acute phase (Week 4). (Also at Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase.) GBI is self-report inventory with 73 items focused on mood-related behaviors including depressive, hypomanic, and biphasic symptoms. One 20-item subscale was completed by parent/guardian. Symptoms rated on a 4-point Likert scale from 0 (never or hardly ever) to 3 (often or almost constantly). Minimum score 0=better outcome, maximum score 60=worse outcome.
Change in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders Rating Scale (ADHD-RS-IV) Total Score at Week 4	Baseline and Week 4	Change from baseline to Week 4 in ADHD-RS-IV Total score, using last observation carried forward. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through acute phase (Week 4). (Also performed at Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase.) ADHD-RS-IV is an instrument for diagnosing ADHD in children/adolescents and for assessing treatment response. The scale contains 18 items linked directly to DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for ADHD. Parent questionnaire on home behaviors (Eng.) used in this study. Minimum score of 0 is a better outcome, maximum score of 54 is a worse outcome.
Change in Children's Global Assessment (CGAS) Total Score at Week 30	Baseline and Week 30	Change from baseline to Week 30 in CGAS total score, using the last observation carried forward. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through the acute phase (Week 4) and at Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase. The CGAS is a 100-point scale measuring psychological, social, and school functioning for children aged 6 to 17 years. Minimum scores ranged from 1-10, representing the need for constant supervision (worse outcome) to maximum scores of 91-100, representing superior functioning (better outcome).
Change in Clinical Global Impressions Scale-Bipolar Version (CGI-BP) Severity Mania Score at Week 30	Baseline and Week 30	Change from baseline to Week 30 in CGI-BP mania score, using the last observation carried forward. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through the acute phase (Week 4) and at Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase. The CGI-BP scale refers to the global impression of the subject with respect to bipolar disorder. The scale rates the subject's severity of illness for mania, depression, and overall bipolar illness from 1 (least severe) to 7 (most severe).
Change in Clinical Global Impressions Scale-Bipolar Version (CGI-BP) Severity Depression Score at Week 4	Baseline and Week 4	Change from baseline to Week 4 in CGI-BP severity depression score, using the last observation carried forward. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through the acute phase (Week 4. (Also performed at Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase.) The CGI-BP scale refers to the global impression of the subject with respect to bipolar disorder. The scale rates the subject's severity of illness for mania, depression, and overall bipolar illness from 1 (least severe) to 7 (most severe).
Change in Clinical Global Impressions Scale-Bipolar Version (CGI-BP) Severity Depression Score at Week 30	Baseline and Week 30	Change from baseline to Week 30 in CGI-BP severity depression score, using the last observation carried forward. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through the acute phase (Week 4) and at Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase. The CGI-BP scale refers to the global impression of the subject with respect to bipolar disorder. The scale rates the subject's severity of illness for mania, depression, and overall bipolar illness from 1 (least severe) to 7 (most severe).
Change in Clinical Global Impressions Scale-Bipolar Version (CGI-BP) Severity Overall Illness Score at Week 4	Baseline and Week 4	Change from baseline to Week 4 in CGI-BP severity overall illness score, using the last observation carried forward. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through the acute phase (Week 4). (Also performed and at Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase.) The CGI-BP scale refers to the global impression of the subject with respect to bipolar disorder. The scale rates the subject's severity of illness for mania, depression, and overall bipolar illness from 1 (least severe) to 7 (most severe).
Change in Clinical Global Impressions Scale-Bipolar Version (CGI-BP) Severity Overall Illness Score at Week 30	Baseline and Week 30	Change from baseline to Week 30 in CGI-BP severity overall illness score, using the last observation carried forward. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through the acute phase (Week 4) and at Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase. The CGI-BP scale refers to the global impression of the subject with respect to bipolar disorder. The scale rates the subject's severity of illness for mania, depression, and overall bipolar illness from 1 (least severe) to 7 (most severe).
Change in Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised (CDRS-R) Total Score at Week 30	Baseline and Week 30	Change from baseline to Week 30 in CDRS-R score, using the last observation carried forward. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through the acute phase (Week 4) and at Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase. The CDRS-R is used to diagnose depression and monitor treatment response. The interviewer rates 17 symptom areas (including those that sever as DSM-IV criteria for diagnosis of depression), among them suicidal ideation. Minimum score on the scale is 17 (better outcome). Maximum score on the scale is 113 (worse outcome or more severe symptoms).
Change in General Behavior Inventory Scale (GBI) Total Parent/Guardian Version Mania Score at Week 30	Baseline and Week 30	Change from baseline to Week 30 in GBI Total Parent/Guardian Version Mania score, using LOCF. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through acute phase(Week 4) and Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase. GBI is a self-report inventory with 73 items focused on mood-related behaviors including depressive, hypomanic, and biphasic symptoms. One 20-item subscale was completed by parent/guardian. Symptoms rated on a 4-point Likert scale from 0 (never or hardly ever) to 3 (often or almost constantly). Minimum score 0=better outcome, maximum score 60=worse outcome.
Change in General Behavior Inventory Scale (GBI) Total Subject Version Mania Score at Week 4	Baseline and Week 4	Change from baseline to Week 4 in GBI Total Subject Version Mania score, using the LOCF. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through acute phase (Week 4). (Also performed Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase.) GBI is a self-report inventory with 73 items focused on mood-related behaviors including depressive, hypomanic, and biphasic symptoms. One 20-item subscale completed by the subject. Symptoms rated on a 4-point Likert scale from 0 (never or hardly ever) to 3 (often or almost constantly). Minimum score 0=better outcome, maximum score 60=worse outcome.
Change in General Behavior Inventory Scale (GBI) Total Subject Version Mania Score at Week 30	Baseline and Week 30	Change from baseline to Week 30 in GBI Total Subject Version Mania score, using LOCF. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through acute phase (Week 4) and Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase. GBI is a self-report inventory with 73 items focused on mood-related behaviors including depressive, hypomanic, and biphasic symptoms. One 20-item subscale completed by the subject. Symptoms rated on a 4-point Likert scale from 0 (never or hardly ever) to 3 (often or almost constantly). Minimum score of 0=better outcome, maximum score of 60=worse outcome.
Change in General Behavior Inventory Scale (GBI) Total Parent/Guardian Version Depression Score at Week 4	Baseline and Week 4	Change from baseline to Week 4 in GBI Total Parent/Guardian Version Depression score, using LOCF. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through the acute phase (Week 4); also Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase. GBI is a self-report inventory with 73 items focused on mood-related behaviors including depressive, hypomanic, and biphasic symptoms. One 20-item subscale was completed by parent/guardian. Symptoms rated on 4-point Likert scale from 0 (never/hardly ever) to 3 (often/almost constantly). Minimum score 0=better outcome, maximum score 60=worse outcome.
Change in General Behavior Inventory Scale (GBI) Total Parent/Guardian Version Depression Score at Week 30	Baseline and Week 30	Change from Baseline to Week 30 in GBI Total Parent/Guardian Version Depression score, using LOCF. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through the acute phase (Week 4); also Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase. GBI is a self-report inventory with 73 items focused on mood-related behaviors including depressive, hypomanic, and biphasic symptoms. One 20-item subscale completed by parent/guardian. Symptoms rated on 4-point Likert scale from 0 (never/hardly ever) to 3 (often/almost constantly). Minimum score 0=better outcome, maximum score 60=worse outcome.
Change in General Behavior Inventory Scale (GBI) Total Subject Version Depression Score at Week 4	Baseline and Week 4	Change from Baseline to Week 4 in GBI Total Subject Version Depression score, using LOCF. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through the acute phase (Week 4); also at Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase. GBI is a self-report inventory with 73 items focused on mood-related behaviors including depressive, hypomanic, and biphasic symptoms. One 20-item subscale was completed by subject. Symptoms wrated on a 4-point Likert scale from 0 (never or hardly ever) to 3 (often or almost constantly). Minimum score 0=better outcome, maximum score 60=worse outcome.
Change in General Behavior Inventory Scale (GBI) Total Subject Version Depression Score at Week 30	Baseline and Week 30	Change from baseline to Week 30 in GBI Total Subject Version Depression score, using LOCF. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through the acute phase (Week 4); also at Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase. GBI is a self-report inventory with 73 items focused on mood-related behaviors including depressive, hypomanic, and biphasic symptoms. One 20-item subscale completed by the subject. Symptoms rated on a 4-point Likert scale from 0 (never or hardly ever) to 3 (often or almost constantly). Minimum score 0=better outcome, maximum score 60=worse outcome.
Change in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders Rating Scale (ADHD-RS-IV) Total Score at Week 30	Baseline and Week 30	Change from baseline to Week 30 in ADHD-RS-IV Total score, using the LOCF. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through the acute phase (Week 4) and at Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase. The ADHD-RS-IV is an instrument both for diagnosing ADHD in children and adolescents and for assessing treatment response. The scale contains 18 items and is linked directly to DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for ADHD. The parent questionnaire on home behaviors (English) was used in this study. Minimum score of 0 = better outcome, maximum score of 54 = worse outcome.
Subject Response to Treatment at Week 4	Baseline and Week 4	Percentage of Subjects with a 50% or higher reduction from baseline in Young Mania Rating Scale (Y-MRS) total score at Week 4. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through the acute phase (Week 4). (Also performed at Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase.) The Y-MRS consists of 11 items assessing the core symptoms of mania. Each item has 5 grades of severity. Minimum score on the scale is 0 (absent or normal). Maximum score on the scale is 60 (worse outcome or more severe symptoms).
Subject Response to Treatment at Week 30	Baseline and Week 30	Percentage of Subjects with a 50% or higher reduction from baseline in Y-MRS total score at Week 30. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through the acute phase (Week 4) and at Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase. The Y-MRS consists of 11 items assessing the core symptoms of mania. Each item has 5 grades of severity. Minimum score on the scale is 0 (absent or normal). Maximum score on the scale is 60 (worse outcome or more severe symptoms).
Change From Previous Phase in Clinical Global Impressions Scale-Bipolar Version (CGI-BP) Severity Mania Score at Week 4	Baseline and Week 4	Change from previous phase to Week 4 in CGI-BP mania score, using the last observation carried forward. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through the acute phase (Week 4). (Also performed at Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase.) The CGI-BP scale refers to the global impression of the subject with respect to bipolar disorder. The scale rates the change from the preceding phase score for mania, depression, and overall bipolar illness from 1 (very much improved) to 7 (very much worse).
Change From Previous Phase in Clinical Global Impressions Scale-Bipolar Version (CGI-BP) Severity Mania Score at Week 30	Baseline and Week 30	Change from previous phase to Week 30 in CGI-BP mania score, using the last observation carried forward. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through the acute phase (Week 4) and at Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase. The CGI-BP scale refers to the global impression of the subject with respect to bipolar disorder. The scale rates the change from the preceding phase score for mania, depression, and overall bipolar illness from 1 (very much improved) to 7 (very much worse).
Change From Previous Phase in Clinical Global Impressions Scale-Bipolar Version (CGI-BP) Severity Depression Score at Week 4	Baseline and Week 4	Change from previous phase to Week 4 in CGI-BP severity depression score, using the last observation carried forward. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through the acute phase (Week 4). (Also performed at Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase.) The CGI-BP scale refers to the global impression of the subject with respect to bipolar disorder. The scale rates the change from the preceding phase score for mania, depression, and overall bipolar illness from 1 (very much improved) to 7 (very much worse).
Change From Previous Phase in Clinical Global Impressions Scale-Bipolar Version (CGI-BP) Severity Depression Score at Week 30	Baseline and Week 30	Change from previous phase to Week 30 in CGI-BP severity depression score, using the last observation carried forward. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through the acute phase (Week 4) and at Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase. The CGI-BP scale refers to the global impression of the subject with respect to bipolar disorder. The scale rates the change from the preceding phase score for mania, depression, and overall bipolar illness from 1 (very much improved) to 7 (very much worse).
Change From Previous Phase in Clinical Global Impressions Scale-Bipolar Version (CGI-BP) Severity Overall Illness Score at Week 4	Baseline and Week 4	Change from previous phase to Week 4 in CGI-BP severity overall illness score, using the last observation carried forward. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through the acute phase (Week 4). (Also performed at Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase.) The CGI-BP scale refers to the global impression of the subject with respect to bipolar disorder. The scale rates the change from the preceding phase score for mania, depression, and overall bipolar illness from 1 (very much improved) to 7 (very much worse).
Change From Previous Phase in Clinical Global Impressions Scale-Bipolar Version (CGI-BP) Severity Overall Illness Score at Week 30	Baseline and Week 30	Change from previous phase to Week 30 in CGI-BP severity overall illness score, using the last observation carried forward. Assessments performed at baseline and weekly through the acute phase (Week 4) and at Weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 through continuation phase. The CGI-BP scale refers to the global impression of the subject with respect to bipolar disorder. The scale rates the change from the preceding phase score for mania, depression, and overall bipolar illness from 1 (very much improved) to 7 (very much worse).