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Safety and Efficacy of Ziprasidone in Children and Adolescents With Bipolar I Disorder (Manic or Mixed)

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Bipolar Disorder
Interventions
Drug: placebo oral capsules
Registration Number
NCT00257166
Lead Sponsor
Pfizer's Upjohn has merged with Mylan to form Viatris Inc.
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if flexibly-dosed ziprasidone is safe and effective for the treatment of children and adolescents (ages 10-17) with bipolar I disorder (manic or mixed).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
238
Inclusion Criteria
  • DSM-IV criteria for Bipolar I disorder (manic or mixed); age 10 - 17 years
Exclusion Criteria
  • Imminent risk of suicide or homicide, as judged by the site investigator; any history of serious or unstable medical illness, including risk for QT prolongation

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Ziprasidone oral capsulesZiprasidone oral capsules-
Placeboplacebo oral capsules-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change From Baseline in Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) Score at Week 4Baseline, Week 4

YMRS: an 11-item scale that measured the severity of manic episodes. Four items were rated on a scale from 0 (symptom absent) to 8 (symptom extremely severe). The remaining items were rated on a scale from 0 (symptom absent) to 4 (symptom extremely severe). YMRS total score ranged from 0 to 60, higher score indicated higher severity of mania.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change From Baseline in Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) Score at Week 1, 2 and 3Baseline, Week 1, 2, 3

YMRS: an 11-item scale that measured the severity of manic episodes. Four items were rated on a scale from 0 (symptom absent) to 8 (symptom extremely severe). The remaining items were rated on a scale from 0 (symptom absent) to 4 (symptom extremely severe). YMRS total score ranged from 0 to 60, higher score indicated higher severity of mania.

Change From Baseline in Clinical Global Impression - Severity (CGI-S) Score at Week 1, 2, 3 and 4Baseline, Week 1, 2, 3, 4

CGI-S: 7-point clinician rated scale to assess severity of participant's current illness state; range: 1 (normal - not ill at all) to 7 (among the most extremely ill).

Clinical Global Impression - Improvement (CGI-I) ScoreWeek 1, 2, 3, 4

CGI-I: 7-point clinician rated scale ranging from 1 (very much improved) to 7 (very much worse). Improvement is defined as a score of 1 (very much improved), 2 (much improved), or 3 (minimally improved) on the scale.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Pfizer Investigational Site

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West Allis, Wisconsin, United States

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