Quetiapine for Mania In Preschool Children 4 to 6 Years of Age With Bipolar Disorder

Summary

This is an 8-week open-label study aimed at assessing the effectiveness and tolerability of Quetiapine, in the treatment of preschool children aged 4 to 6 years with bipolar and bipolar spectrum disorder. This is an exploratory, pilot study, seeking to determine whether Quetiapine is efficacious and well tolerated in the treatment of preschoolers with pediatric bipolar and bipolar spectrum disorder in this age group. The study results will be used to generate hypotheses for a larger randomized controlled clinical trial with explicit hypotheses and sufficient statistical power.

Timeline

Start

2005-02

Primary completion

2009-04

Completion

2009-04

Publications

• Joshi G, Petty C, Wozniak J, Faraone SV, Doyle R, Georgiopoulos A, Hammerness P, Walls S, Glaeser B, Brethel K, Yorks D, Biederman J. A prospective open-label trial of quetiapine monotherapy in preschool and school age children with bipolar spectrum disorder. J Affect Disord. 2012 Feb;136(3):1143-53. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.09.042. Epub 2011 Oct 28.

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