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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT00036582
Clozapine vs. Placebo in Treatment-Refractory Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents
Clozapine vs Placebo In Treatment-Refractory Bipolar Disorder In Children And Adolescents
Study Overview
Detailed Description
Study Type
Enrollment
Phase
- Phase 3
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Maryland
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Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
INCLUSION CRITERIA (All 5 must be met): Children with BPD
Ages 8-17
Currently meets criteria for bipolar disorder, manic or mixed, as determined by the K-SADS diagnostic interview.
Treatment-resistant, defined as a history of unsuccessful trials of lithium (documented level of greater than 0.8 mEq/L), valproic acid (documented level of greater than 50 ug/ml), carbamazepine (documented level greater than or equal to 6 ug/ml), a neuroleptic as well as a combination of two of these agents. Each trial must have been at least 6 weeks long. A trial will be considered unsuccessful if the medication was discontinued because of intolerable side-effects.
The child should be in treatment with a community psychiatrist to whom they will return upon completion of the study.
Current CGAS score less than 50
EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Children with BPD
Full scale IQ less than 80
Meets criteria for substance use disorder in the three months prior to randomization
Currently pregnant, lactating, or sexually active without using a barrier method of contraception
Previous treatment with clozapine
History of seizures
History of leukopenia or agranulocytosis
Presence of an unstable medical illness
INCLUSION CRITERIA: CONTROLS
Control subjects will be age- and sex- matched to the BPD subjects. They will have normal physical and neurological examinations, and an identified primary care physician. Both control subjects and their first-degree relatives must be free of current or past psychopathology.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA: CONTROLS
I.Q less than 80; ongoing medical illness; neurologic disorder (including seizures); pregnancy; meeting past or present criteria for any diagnosis on the K-SADS-PL; meeting criterion A of post-traumatic stress disorder (exposure to a traumatic event).
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
Collaborators and Investigators
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Wozniak J, Biederman J, Kiely K, Ablon JS, Faraone SV, Mundy E, Mennin D. Mania-like symptoms suggestive of childhood-onset bipolar disorder in clinically referred children. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1995 Jul;34(7):867-76. doi: 10.1097/00004583-199507000-00010.
- Geller B, Sun K, Zimerman B, Luby J, Frazier J, Williams M. Complex and rapid-cycling in bipolar children and adolescents: a preliminary study. J Affect Disord. 1995 Aug 18;34(4):259-68. doi: 10.1016/0165-0327(95)00023-g.
- Faedda GL, Baldessarini RJ, Suppes T, Tondo L, Becker I, Lipschitz DS. Pediatric-onset bipolar disorder: a neglected clinical and public health problem. Harv Rev Psychiatry. 1995 Nov-Dec;3(4):171-95. doi: 10.3109/10673229509017185.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Study Completion
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Mental Disorders
- Pathologic Processes
- Bipolar and Related Disorders
- Disease
- Bipolar Disorder
- Physiological Effects of Drugs
- Neurotransmitter Agents
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
- Central Nervous System Depressants
- Antipsychotic Agents
- Tranquilizing Agents
- Psychotropic Drugs
- Serotonin Agents
- Serotonin Antagonists
- GABA Agents
- GABA Antagonists
- Clozapine
Other Study ID Numbers
- 020198
- 02-M-0198
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