Aripiprazole as an Adjunct to Atypical Antipsychotics for Weight Reduction and Improvement in Metabolic Profile

Summary

This is an open label study to prospectively evaluate the effect of adjunct use of Aripiprazole, as an agent to improve metabolic profile and induce weight loss in patients established on atypical antipsychotics (Olanzapine, Clozapine and Risperidone).

Timeline

Start

2016-08

Primary completion

2019-10-01

Completion

2020-01-01

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

paper For the overall study (n = 55), there was no significant effect of adjunct aripiprazole on the weight of the subjects. PMID 34646440 ↗

Publications

• Background Fleischhacker WW, Heikkinen ME, Olie JP, Landsberg W, Dewaele P, McQuade RD, Loze JY, Hennicken D, Kerselaers W. Effects of adjunctive treatment with aripiprazole on body weight and clinical efficacy in schizophrenia patients treated with clozapine: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2010 Sep;13(8):1115-25. doi: 10.1017/S1461145710000490. Epub 2010 May 12.
• Gupta B, Chee KS, Neo LQ, Tang C, Hariram J, Tan GC, Verma S, Basu S, Appan DP, Ting CC, Abdin E, Lee J. Effect of aripiprazole as an adjunct to atypical antipsychotics on weight and metabolic profile: a 12-week open-label trial. Ther Adv Psychopharmacol. 2021 Oct 9;11:20451253211046765. doi: 10.1177/20451253211046765. eCollection 2021.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.