Study of Outcome and Safety of Lithium, Divalproex and Risperidone for Mania in Children and Adolescents

Summary

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of the medications, lithium (Eskalith®), valproate (Depakote®), and risperidone (Risperdal®) in treating children and adolescents with bipolar disorder or symptoms of mania.

Timeline

Start

2003-02

Primary completion

2008-12

Completion

2008-12

Publications

• Background Tillman R, Geller B, Klages T, Corrigan M, Bolhofner K, Zimerman B. Psychotic phenomena in 257 young children and adolescents with bipolar I disorder: delusions and hallucinations (benign and pathological). Bipolar Disord. 2008 Feb;10(1):45-55. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2008.00480.x.
• Results Geller B, Luby JL, Joshi P, Wagner KD, Emslie G, Walkup JT, Axelson DA, Bolhofner K, Robb A, Wolf DV, Riddle MA, Birmaher B, Nusrat N, Ryan ND, Vitiello B, Tillman R, Lavori P. A randomized controlled trial of risperidone, lithium, or divalproex sodium for initial treatment of bipolar I disorder, manic or mixed phase, in children and adolescents. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2012 May;69(5):515-28. doi: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.1508. Epub 2012 Jan 2.
• Walkup JT, Wagner KD, Miller L, Yenokyan G, Luby JL, Joshi PT, Axelson DA, Robb A, Salpekar JA, Wolf D, Sanyal A, Birmaher B, Vitiello B, Riddle MA. Treatment of Early-Age Mania: Outcomes for Partial and Nonresponders to Initial Treatment. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2015 Dec;54(12):1008-19. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.09.015. Epub 2015 Oct 8.
• Salpekar JA, Joshi PT, Axelson DA, Reinblatt SP, Yenokyan G, Sanyal A, Walkup JT, Vitiello B, Luby JL, Wagner KD, Nusrat N, Riddle MA. Depression and Suicidality Outcomes in the Treatment of Early Age Mania Study. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2015 Dec;54(12):999-1007.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.09.016. Epub 2015 Oct 8.
• Vitiello B, Riddle MA, Yenokyan G, Axelson DA, Wagner KD, Joshi P, Walkup JT, Luby J, Birmaher B, Ryan ND, Emslie G, Robb A, Tillman R. Treatment moderators and predictors of outcome in the Treatment of Early Age Mania (TEAM) study. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2012 Sep;51(9):867-78. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2012.07.001. Epub 2012 Jul 31.
• Tillman R, Geller B. Diagnostic characteristics of child bipolar I disorder: does the "Treatment of Early Age Mania (team)" sample generalize? J Clin Psychiatry. 2007 Feb;68(2):307-14. doi: 10.4088/jcp.v68n0218.

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