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Geodon in Weight Loss Study for Bipolar Disorders

Adjunctive Ziprasidone in Overweight and Obese Patients With Bipolar Disorder

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00472641
Enrollment
25
Registered
2007-05-14
Start date
2007-01-31
Completion date
2009-12-31
Last updated
2017-05-09

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Bipolar Disorder

Brief summary

This research study is designed to determine if replacing your current antipsychotic and/or mood stabilizer with ziprasidone (Geodon) will impact weight. This research is being conducted because Geodon has a documented effect on mood. Additionally, we believe Geodon to be an effective medication for overweight or obese patients with bipolar disorder. There will be approximately 25 patients enrolled in this study.

Interventions

DRUGZiprasidone/Geodon

Ziprasidone/Geodon

Sponsors

Pfizer
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Stanford University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Patients will meet the following criteria to be eligible to participate in the study: * Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder Type I, Type II, or NOS treated in ongoing therapy with atypical antipsychotic(s) and/or mood stabilizer(s) that have been implicated in causing weight gain (i.e. lithium, valproate, olanzapine, risperidone, quetiapine, aripiprazole). * Age 18-65 years old * Males; or nonpregnant, nonlactating females who are postmenopausal, surgically sterilized, or using a barrier method of contraception and have a negative pregnancy test * Initial body mass index e 30 kg/m2, or e 27 kg/m2 and demonstrating or receiving treatment for metabolic consequences of overweight (fasting total cholesterol e 200mg/dL, fasting triglycerides e 250 mg/dL, or fasting blood glucose e 100 mg/dL). * Stable medication regimen of at least one month * Not have been hospitalized due to medical or psychiatric reasons during the past year from date of consent. * Ability to understand and cooperate with study procedures * Have signed a written informed consent prior to entering the study

Exclusion criteria

Patients may not participate in the study if they have any of the following conditions: * One of the following DSM-IV Axis I diagnoses: delirium, dementia, amnestic and other cognitive disorders, schizophrenia, anorexia nervosa or bulimia, or substance abuse or dependence (active within the last month), abuse of illicit drugs (excluding marijuana) within the past month * Antisocial personality disorder * Medical complications of obesity such as diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and cardiovascular disease unless followed by their own general medical practitioner who authorizes their participation in the trial, and continues to follow them medically and make necessary adjustments of concurrent antidiabetic, antihypertensive, antihyperlipidemic agents during the trial; * Item 10 (Suicidal Thoughts) on the MADRS greater than or equal to 4 * Suicide attempt within the past three months * Obesity of endocrine origin * Seizure disorders * Progressive neurologic or systemic disorders; HIV * Other serious illnesses such as cardiac, hepatic (including cirrhosis), renal, respiratory, neurologic, or hematologic disease or glaucoma * Hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism unless adequately treated with TSH no more than 10% above or below the limits of the normal range. * Administration of any investigational drug within 30 days prior to screening * Allergy or hypersensitivity to ziprasidone * Administration of clozapine in the prior three months * Pregnancy within the past six months * Patients will be discontinued from the study should they develop any significant adverse side effects that cannot be managed by dosage adjustment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The Primary Outcome Measure Was Weight Change From Baseline to Endpoint.Baseline, 12 weeksThe primary outcome measure will be the change in weight from baseline to endpoint using a random regression mixed effects model.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Changes From Baseline to Endpoint in Body Mass Index (BMI)Baseline, 12 weeksSecondary outcome measures will include the change from baseline to endpoint in Body Mass Index (BMI).

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Ziprasidone/Geodon
Ziprasidone/Geodon up to 320 mg per day Ziprasidone/Geodon: Ziprasidone/Geodon
25
Total25

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyAdverse Event3
Overall StudyLack of Efficacy3
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up1

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicZiprasidone/Geodon
Age, Continuous46.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.2
Bipolar Subtype
Bipolar 1
10 Participants
Bipolar Subtype
Bipolar 2
14 Participants
Bipolar Subtype
Bipolar NOS
1 Participants
BMI32.9 kg/m^2
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.5
Region of Enrollment
United States
25 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
20 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
5 Participants
Waist Circumference41.7 inches
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.4
Weight205.2 pounds
STANDARD_DEVIATION 31.7

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 25
serious
Total, serious adverse events
3 / 25

Outcome results

Primary

The Primary Outcome Measure Was Weight Change From Baseline to Endpoint.

The primary outcome measure will be the change in weight from baseline to endpoint using a random regression mixed effects model.

Time frame: Baseline, 12 weeks

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Ziprasidone/GeodonThe Primary Outcome Measure Was Weight Change From Baseline to Endpoint.-9.8 PoundsStandard Deviation 7.5
p-value: <0.00001Random Regression Mixed Effects Modeling
Secondary

Changes From Baseline to Endpoint in Body Mass Index (BMI)

Secondary outcome measures will include the change from baseline to endpoint in Body Mass Index (BMI).

Time frame: Baseline, 12 weeks

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Ziprasidone/GeodonChanges From Baseline to Endpoint in Body Mass Index (BMI)1.6 kg/m^2Standard Deviation 1.2
p-value: <0.00001Random Regression Mixed Effects Modeling

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026