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A Study of the Safety and Tolerability of Oral Ziprasidone in Children and Teens With Psychotic Disorders

A 27-Week Open-Label Trial To Characterize The Safety And Tolerability Of Orally Administered Ziprasidone In Children And Adolescent Subjects With Bipolar I Disorder (Manic Or Mixed), Schizophrenia Or Schizoaffective Disorder

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00650611
Enrollment
63
Registered
2008-04-02
Start date
2003-12-31
Completion date
2005-03-31
Last updated
2021-02-21

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Conditions

Bipolar Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophrenia

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of oral ziprasidone in children and teens with psychotic disorders

Interventions

DRUGZiprasidone

Period 1: Initial dose of oral ziprasidone suspension 20 mg twice daily, which was titrated up in 20 mg twice daily increments to a maximum dose of 80 mg twice daily by Day 10. Period 2: patients could switch to oral capsules or remain on oral suspension; doses were flexibly titrated to between 10 and 80 mg twice daily based on the individual needs of the patient as determined by the investigator; concomitant antidepressants and/or mood stabilizers were allowed during Period 2 but not Period 1.

Sponsors

Pfizer's Upjohn has merged with Mylan to form Viatris Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
10 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Children and teens with Bipolar I Disorder (manic or mixed), schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder * Willingness to discontinue all antipsychotic medications during the study period

Exclusion criteria

* Patients who are clinically stable on treatments that are well tolerated * Substance-induced psychotic disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Adverse events at Baseline, Day 4, and Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 12, 18, and 27.27 weeks
Electrocardiograms and vital signs at Screening, baseline, Day 4, and Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 12, 18, and 27.27 weeks
Laboratory data at Screening and Weeks 3, 12, and 27.27 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Mean change from baseline in Clinical Global Impressions-Severity (CGI-S) scale scores on Day 4 and at Weeks 1, 2, 3, 12, and 27.27 weeks
Mean change from baseline in Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) scores on Day 4 and at Weeks 1, 2, 3, 12, and 27.27 weeks
Clinical Global Impressions-Improvement (CGI-I) scale scores on Day 4 and at Weeks 1, 2, and 3.3 weeks
Mean change from baseline in movement disorder rating scale scores at Weeks 3, 12, and 27.27 weeks
Mean change from baseline in Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale-Anchored (BPRS-A) scores on Day 4 and at Weeks 1, 2, 3, 12, and 27.27 weeks
Mean change from baseline in Childrens' Global Assessment Scale (CGAS) scores on Day 4 and at Weeks 1, 2, 3, 12, and 27.27 weeks
Serum concentrations of ziprasidone and its major metabolites at Weeks 1, 3, 12, and 27.27 weeks

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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