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Phase 4 N=32 Treatment

12- Week Open Label Treatment of Refractory Bipolar Depression

Bipolar Disorder

Enrolled (actual)
32
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
May 2013
Primary outcome: Primary: Primary Measure:Reduction in Depression Symptoms — 16 participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Interventions
Aripiprazole (Drug)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Primary completion
Sep 2009

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Primary Measure:Reduction in Depression Symptoms
16

Summary

1. Determine the change in symptomatology and function in refractory bipolar depression, when treated with combination of DEP+AZP for a period of 12 weeks 2. Determine the tolerability and safety of AZP added to DEP in the treatment of refractory bipolar depression

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • diagnosis of bipolar disorder I or II according to M.I.N.I.
  • patient has signed informed consent
  • male, or female who is using effective birth control if of child bearing age
  • age 18 and above
  • currently in a depressed phase, with or without psychotic features, of the illness based on DSM-IV/MINI criteria
  • score of more than 19 on the MADRS
  • history of treatment refractory bipolar depression as defined by failure of the depressive episode to respond to a mood stabilizer alone or a combination of 2 or more mood stabilizers or a combination of a mood stabilizer and an antidepressant

Exclusion Criteria

  • current liver disease,
  • illness precluding the use of depakote er
  • patients who have been treated with a DEP and AZP combination in the past
  • Alcohol/drug dependence in the past one month
  • CNS neoplasms, demyelinating diseases, degenerative neurological condition or active CNS infection
  • history of seizure, known EEG with frank paroxysmal activity, known CT of brain showing gross structural abnormalities, cerebral vascular disease by history or structural brain damage from trauma
  • thyroid dysfunction
  • unstable general medical condition
  • require antipsychotic other than abilify
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00223496). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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