40 Week Trial to Study the Safety of Asenapine When Added to Lithium or Valproate in the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder (A7501009)(P05786)

Summary

The primary objective of this trial was to characterize the long-term (up to 40 weeks) safety and tolerability of asenapine in bipolar I disorder subjects who had not completely responded to continuing treatment with lithium or valproic acid (VPA) for the treatment of an acute manic or mixed episodes upon enrollment into the 12-week lead-in trial, A7501008 (NCT00145470). The safety comparison was between the group receiving lithium or VPA and placebo against the group receiving lithium or VPA and asenapine, with the caveat that all subjects may have received benzodiazepine and/or antidepressant rescue medication as needed.

Timeline

Start

2005-08

Primary completion

2007-12

Completion

2007-12

Publications

• Results Szegedi A, Calabrese JR, Stet L, Mackle M, Zhao J, Panagides J; Apollo Study Group. Asenapine as adjunctive treatment for acute mania associated with bipolar disorder: results of a 12-week core study and 40-week extension. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2012 Feb;32(1):46-55. doi: 10.1097/JCP.0b013e31823f872f.

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