Ziprasidone for the Treatment of Mania in Children and Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder

Sponsor

Massachusetts General Hospital (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT00181922

Collaborator

Pfizer (Industry)

Enrollment

Locations

33.1

Duration (Months)

Patients Per Site

0.3

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to compare the safety and effectiveness of Ziprasidone in the treatment of mania in children and adolescents with Bipolar disorder over 8 weeks. This is an exploratory, open-label study, which seeks to determine if there is evidence for efficacy. The results of this study will be used to generate hypotheses for a larger study.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Bipolar Disorder Mania	Drug: ziprasidone (Geodon)	Phase 4

Detailed Description

Initial clinical evidence suggests that atypical neuroleptics may play a unique therapeutic role in the management of symptoms in youth with bipolar disorder. Ziprasidone is classed as an atypical neuroleptic because of its unique pharmacological profile that includes both D2 and 5HT2 antagonistic effects. This combined dopaminergic and serotonergic activity seems to be associated not only with antipsychotic effects but also with mood stabilizing, mood elevating and anti-aggressive effects as well as a lower risk for extrapyramidal symptoms and tardive dyskinesia.

Ziprasidone in particular has been found to have a higher 5HT2A to D2 receptor affinity ratio, which suggests that the likelihood of extrapyramidal symptoms and hyperprolactinemia may be further decreased. This makes it an ideal candidate to treat mania in children, but although it is used in clinical practice, adequate data has not been collected on its safety and effectiveness. This study included 1) an 8-week acute period, during which participants were observed during weekly visits, and up to a 10-month extension period, during which participants saw a study clinician on a monthly basis, to document the response rate 2) assessment of the impact of Ziprasidone on functional capacities (quality of life, psychosocial function) and cognition, 3) careful assessment of safety and tolerability.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Allocation:

Non-Randomized

Intervention Model:

Single Group Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

Open-Label Study of Ziprasidone for the Treatment of Mania in Children and Adolescents With Bipolar Spectrum Disorder

Study Start Date :

Mar 1, 2002

Actual Study Completion Date :

Dec 1, 2004

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

reduction in symptoms assessed by []
Clinical Global Improvement scale (Severity, Improvement and Efficacy Index) []
Young Mania Rating Scale []

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

6 Years to 17 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

Males and females age 6 to 18 years of age
Parent or legal representative must have a level of understanding sufficient to communicate intelligently with the investigator and study coordinator, and to cooperate with all tests and examinations required by the protocol.
Patients and their legal representative must be considered reliable.
Each patient and his/her authorized legal representative must understand the nature of the study. The patient's authorized legal representative must sign an informed consent document.
Patient must have a diagnosis of bipolar I or bipolar II disorder and currently displaying an acute manic, hypomanic, or mixed episode (with or without psychotic features) according to the DSM-IV based on clinical assessment and confirmed by structured diagnostic interview (Kidd Schedule of Affective Disorders).
Patients must have an initial score on the Y-MRS total score of at least 15.
Patient must be able to participate in mandatory blood draws.
Patient must be able to swallow pills.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with chronic medical illness, DSM-IV substance dependence within the past 6 months, pregnant or nursing females, and those at serious risk of suicide will be excluded from the study
investigator and his/her immediate family; defined as the investigator's spouse, parent, child, grandparent, or grandchild.
Serious unstable illness including hepatic, renal, gastroenterologic, respiratory, cardiovascular (including ischemic heart disease), endocrinologic, neurologic, immunologic, or hematologic disease.
Known history of QT prolongation (ie. Congenital long QT syndrome), cardiac arrhythmia, recent myocardial infarction, or heart failure
Concurrent medications known to prolong the QT interval including: antiarrhythmics (quinidine), antimicrobials and antimalarials (erythromycin, clarithromycin, ketoconazole, sparfloxacin, moxifloxacin, levofloxacin, gatifloxacin, chloroquine) and antihistamines (diphenhydramine, hydroxyzine).
Known hypokalemia or hypomagnesemia
Uncorrected hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism
History of severe allergies or multiple adverse drug reactions
Non-febrile seizures without a clear and resolved etiology
Leukopenia or history of leucopenia without a clear and resolved etiology
DSM-IV substance (except nicotine or caffeine) dependence within the past 6 months
Judged clinically to be at serious suicidal risk
Any other concomitant medication with primarily central nervous system activity other than specified in Concomitant Medication portion of the protocol
History of intolerance of Ziprasidone as determined by the principal investigator.
Treatment with an irreversible monoamine oxidase inhibitor within 2 weeks prior to visit 2
Current diagnosis of schizophrenia
For concomitant stimulant therapy used to treat ADHD, patients must have been on a stable dose of medication for 1 month prior to randomization