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A Preliminary Study of the Effectiveness and Tolerability of Aripiprazole in Bipolar Depression

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Bipolar Depression
Registration Number
NCT00363337
Lead Sponsor
Lindner Center of HOPE
Brief Summary

The specific aim of this study is to obtain preliminary evidence of the acute effectiveness and tolerability of aripiprazole in the treatment of bipolar depression.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
31
Inclusion Criteria
  • subjects must have bipolar I, II or NOS disorder as defined by DSM-IV-TR; must have clinical significant depressive symptoms and have failed one or more mood stabilizer trials; may or may not be receiving antimanic or mood stabilizing medications; subjects or legally authorized representative must sign the Informed Consent document after the nature of the trial has been fully explained; if female, subjects must be postmenopausal, surgically incapable of childbearing or practicing medically acceptable effective method(s) of contraception.
Exclusion Criteria
  • subjects who do not have bipolar disorder by DSM-IV criteria; subjects with current DSM-IV Axis I diagnosis of delirium, dementia, amnesia or other cognitive disorders or a psychotic disorder; subjects with serious general medical illness; subjects who are allergic to or have demonstrated hypersensitivity to aripiprazole; women who are pregnant or nursing; subjects who have received an experimental drug or used an experimental device within 30 days; subjects who have a history of neurologic malignant syndrome.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)per protocol
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Clinical Global Impression Scale Modified for Bipolar Illness (CGI-BP)per protocol

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Cincinnati Medical Center

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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