A Study of Abilify® Tablet(Aripiprazole) as an Adjunctive Treatment in the Bipolar Depression
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group, Therapeutic Confirmatory Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Abilify® Tablet(Aripiprazole) as an Adjunctive Treatment in the Treatment of Major Depressive Episode Associated With Bipolar I or II Disorder
Korea Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
390 participants
Feb 22, 2018
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This is an 8-week, multicenter, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of aripiprazole as an adjunctive treatment with mood stabilizer for the treatment of patients (outpatients or inpatients) with type I or II bipolar disorder accompanied by major depressive episode, without any psychotropic features. This study involves patients who are considered by the investigator not to have a proper improvement, despite receiving a mood stabilizer (lithium or valproic acid) for a sufficient (≥ 28 days) period of time during the current depressive episode.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria5
- Patients aged ≥ 19 and \< 70 years at the time of informed consent
- Patients who are able to understand information required for providing a consent
- Patients who have received a mood stabilizer (lithium or valproic acid)
- Patients with bipolar I or II disorder accompanied by major depressive episode
- Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total score ≥ 20 at both the screening and baseline visits
Exclusion Criteria2
- Patients diagnosed with bipolar I or II disorder with mania, mixed or psychotropic features
- Patients considered to have a high risk of suicide during the study period by the investigator based on current psychotic symptom and the patient's past medical history
Interventions
Randomized subjects will take 1 tablet of aripiprazole or placebo orally once daily from the baseline visit (Visit 2) to Visit 8 (Week 8 visit or discontinuation visit). The initial dose of aripiprazole, the investigational product, is 2 mg once daily (irrespective of meals), which the investigators can maintain, increase or decrease within a range of 2 - 15 mg at each scheduled study visit, depending on the subject's clinical response and tolerability.
Randomized subjects will take 1 tablet of aripiprazole or placebo orally once daily from the baseline visit (Visit 2) to Visit 8 (Week 8 visit or discontinuation visit). The initial dose of aripiprazole, the investigational product, is 2 mg once daily (irrespective of meals), which the investigators can maintain, increase or decrease within a range of 2 - 15 mg at each scheduled study visit, depending on the subject's clinical response and tolerability.
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NCT03423680