Efficacy and Tolerability of Ecopipam in Adults With Childhood Onset Fluency Disorder (Stuttering).

Summary

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of ecopipam in reducing stuttering symptoms. It is hypothesized that ecopipam effectively reduces stuttering symptoms as measured on the SSI-IV total score, the CGI, SSS and OASES.

Timeline

Start

2016-09

Primary completion

2017-08

Completion

2017-11

Publications

• Results Maguire GA, Riley GD, Franklin DL, Maguire ME, Nguyen CT, Brojeni PH. Olanzapine in the treatment of developmental stuttering: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Ann Clin Psychiatry. 2004 Apr-Jun;16(2):63-7. doi: 10.1080/10401230490452834.
• Results Maguire GA, Yu BP, Franklin DL, Riley GD. Alleviating stuttering with pharmacological interventions. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2004 Jul;5(7):1565-71. doi: 10.1517/14656566.5.7.1565.
• Results Maguire G, Franklin D, Vatakis NG, Morgenshtern E, Denko T, Yaruss JS, Spotts C, Davis L, Davis A, Fox P, Soni P, Blomgren M, Silverman A, Riley G. Exploratory randomized clinical study of pagoclone in persistent developmental stuttering: the EXamining Pagoclone for peRsistent dEvelopmental Stuttering Study. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2010 Feb;30(1):48-56. doi: 10.1097/JCP.0b013e3181caebbe.
• Results Maguire GA, Riley GD, Yu BP. A neurological basis of stuttering? Lancet Neurol. 2002 Nov;1(7):407. doi: 10.1016/s1474-4422(02)00217-x. No abstract available.
• Results Gilbert DL, Budman CL, Singer HS, Kurlan R, Chipkin RE. A D1 receptor antagonist, ecopipam, for treatment of tics in Tourette syndrome. Clin Neuropharmacol. 2014 Jan-Feb;37(1):26-30. doi: 10.1097/WNF.0000000000000017.
• Results Riley J, Riley G, Maguire G. Subjective Screening of Stuttering severity, locus of control and avoidance: research edition. J Fluency Disord. 2004;29(1):51-62. doi: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2003.12.001.
• Results Maguire GA, Riley GD, Franklin DL, Gottschalk LA. Risperidone for the treatment of stuttering. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2000 Aug;20(4):479-82. doi: 10.1097/00004714-200008000-00013.

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