Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Cariprazine in Participants With Bipolar Depression

Summary

The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of cariprazine relative to placebo for the treatment of participants with bipolar depression.

Timeline

Start

2011-07-26

Primary completion

2014-01-10

Completion

2014-01-10

Publications

• McIntyre RS, Llorca PM, Aronin LC, Yu J, Nguyen HB. Effect of Cariprazine on Anhedonia in Patients with Bipolar I Depression: Post Hoc Analysis of Three Randomized Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trials. Adv Ther. 2025 Jan;42(1):246-260. doi: 10.1007/s12325-024-03009-2. Epub 2024 Nov 9.
• Vieta E, Calabrese JR, Whelan J, Tohen M, Earley WR. The efficacy of cariprazine on function in patients with bipolar depression: a post hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Curr Med Res Opin. 2021 Sep;37(9):1635-1643. doi: 10.1080/03007995.2021.1932446. Epub 2021 Jun 7.
• Citrome L, Yatham LN, Patel MD, Barabassy A, Hankinson A, Earley WR. Cariprazine and akathisia, restlessness, and extrapyramidal symptoms in patients with bipolar depression. J Affect Disord. 2021 Jun 1;288:191-198. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.03.076. Epub 2021 Mar 31.
• Thase ME, Harrington A, Calabrese J, Montgomery S, Niu X, Patel MD. Evaluation of MADRS severity thresholds in patients with bipolar depression. J Affect Disord. 2021 May 1;286:58-63. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.02.043. Epub 2021 Feb 20.
• Yatham LN, Vieta E, McIntyre RS, Jain R, Patel M, Earley W. Broad Efficacy of Cariprazine on Depressive Symptoms in Bipolar Disorder and the Clinical Implications. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2020 Sep 17;22(5):20m02611. doi: 10.4088/PCC.20m02611.
• Earley WR, Burgess M, Rekeda L, Hankinson A, McIntyre RS, Suppes T, Calabrese JR, Yatham LN. A pooled post hoc analysis evaluating the safety and tolerability of cariprazine in bipolar depression. J Affect Disord. 2020 Feb 15;263:386-395. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.11.098. Epub 2019 Nov 22.
• Durgam S, Earley W, Lipschitz A, Guo H, Laszlovszky I, Nemeth G, Vieta E, Calabrese JR, Yatham LN. An 8-Week Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of Cariprazine in Patients With Bipolar I Depression. Am J Psychiatry. 2016 Mar 1;173(3):271-81. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.15020164. Epub 2015 Nov 6.

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