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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00545142
Date of registration: 16/10/2007
Primary sponsor: Korea Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.
Public title: Abilify in Bipolar Disorder for 6 Weeks Treatment Effectiveness SMART-A
Scientific title: Multi-center, Single Arm, Open Phase IV Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Co-administration of Abilify With Depakote in the 6-week Treatment of Acute Mania in Patients With Bipolar Disorder
Date of first enrolment: October 2007
Target sample size: 280
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00545142
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Name:   Won-Myong Bahk, MD
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  St. Mary's Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Mania or mixed episode of Bipolar disorder Bipolar disorder, mania or mixed episode
according to DSM-IV

2. The periods of mania or mixed episode should be within 3 months, and YMRS score at
enrollment be more than 20.

3. Male and female between the age of 18 and 65 (In case of child-bearing women,
negative pregnancy test results should be confirmed before the administration of the
investigational drug and appropriate contraception be used. Pregnant and
breast-feeding women cannot be included)

4. Patients who can consent to participate in this clinical trial

5. Patients who understand this trial and comply with all protocol requirements

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with the following clinical symptoms diagnosed using DSM-IV:

- Delirium, dementia, amnestic or other cognitive disorders

- Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder

2. Patients who do not respond to clozapine

3. Patients who are expected to require the administration of prohibited concomitant
drugs during the clinical trial period

4. Patients diagnosed with substance-related disorder according to DSM-IV within the
past 3 months (abuse, intoxication, dependency and/or withdrawal symptoms). The abuse
of benzodiazepines is included with the exception of caffeine or nicotine.

5. Patients known to have allergy or hypersensitivity reaction to Ablify(aripiprazole)
or other quinolinones

6. Patients at high risk of suicide attempt or with the history of murder or mental
status test

7. Patients with the history of neuroleptic malignant syndrome

8. Patients with the past history which may cause serious adverse events that can affect
the safety or efficacy evaluation during the clinical trial period

9. Patients with vital sign or ECG results in the clinically significant abnormal
laboratory test Patients with clinically significantly abnormal laboratory results,
vital sign or ECG results

10. Pregnant women or child-bearing women who do not or cannot use appropriate
contraception

11. Patients given psychotropic medications (except benzodiazepines) one day before
baseline visit

12. Patients treated with Fluoxetine for the last 4 weeks

13. Patients who participated in clinical trials with other investigational drugs for the
last one month

14. Patients with the history of convulsive disorder

15. Patients with the history of more than 4 mood episodes each year (rapid cycling)
during the last 2 years prior to screening.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Bipolar Disorder
Intervention(s)
Drug: Abilify(Aripiprazole)
Drug: Depakote(Divalproate)
Primary Outcome(s)
Changes in the YMRS total score from baseline to the end of 6-week study [Time Frame: Throughout the study]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Changes in YMRS total scores from baseline to the end of 6-week study [Time Frame: Throughout the study]
Secondary ID(s)
031-KOB-0701
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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