Study of Aripiprazole in the Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Autistic Disorder (AD)

Summary

This study will compare the effectiveness (how well the drug works) of aripiprazole with placebo (fixed dose) in reducing serious behavioral problems in children and adolescents with a diagnosis of autistic disorder (AD).

Timeline

Start

2006-06-01

Primary completion

2008-06-01

Completion

2008-06-01

Publications

• Background Marcus RN, Owen R, Kamen L, Manos G, McQuade RD, Carson WH, Aman MG. A placebo-controlled, fixed-dose study of aripiprazole in children and adolescents with irritability associated with autistic disorder. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2009 Nov;48(11):1110-1119. doi: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e3181b76658.
• Mankoski R, Stockton G, Manos G, Marler S, McQuade R, Forbes RA, Marcus R. Aripiprazole treatment of irritability associated with autistic disorder and the relationship between prior antipsychotic exposure, adverse events, and weight change. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2013 Oct;23(8):572-6. doi: 10.1089/cap.2012.0075.
• Robb AS, Andersson C, Bellocchio EE, Manos G, Rojas-Fernandez C, Mathew S, Marcus R, Owen R, Mankoski R. Safety and tolerability of aripiprazole in the treatment of irritability associated with autistic disorder in pediatric subjects (6-17 years old):results from a pooled analysis of 2 studies. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2011;13(1):PCC.10m01008. doi: 10.4088/PCC.10m01008gry.

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