Side Effects of Newer Antipsychotics in Older Adults

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2010-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study will compare four atypical antipsychotic medications in terms of the risk of specific side effects each of them presents in middle-aged and elderly individuals.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Veterans Medical Research Foundation
• Collaborator: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• Treatments: Antipsychotic Agents; Aripiprazole; Olanzapine; Risperidone

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• DSM-IV diagnosis of a disease or disorder that requires treatment with an atypical antipsychotic medication

Exclusion Criteria:

• N/A