Overview

Atypical Antipsychotics for Continuation and Maintenance Treatment After an Acute Manic Episode

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2011-08-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Hypothesis: Continuation of an atypical antipsychotic medication in combination with a Mood Stabilizer, following remission from an acute manic episode, lowers the rates of relapse and recurrence of mood episodes compared to discontinuing the antipsychotics within days of resolution of manic symptoms.
Phase:
Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of British Columbia
Collaborators:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Eli Lilly and Company
Janssen-Ortho Inc., Canada
Treatments:
Antipsychotic Agents
Lithium Carbonate
Olanzapine
Risperidone
Valproic Acid