Study of Depakote ER for the Treatment of Mania in Children Ages 6-12 With Bipolar Disorder

NCT00181727 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 14

Last updated 2013-10-22

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Summary

This is an open-labeled study of Divalproex Sodium Extended Release (Depakote ER), testing its efficacy for the treatment of mania in children between the ages of 6-12 who have been diagnosed with Bipolar I, Bipolar II, and Bipolar Spectrum Disorders. This is an exploratory, pilot study, seeking to determine whether Divalproex Sodium Extended Release is efficacious and well tolerated in the treatment of youth with pediatric bipolar and bipolar spectrum disorder, and the study results will be used to generate hypotheses for a larger randomized controlled clinical trial with explicit hypotheses and sufficient statistical power.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

divalproex sodium extended release

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Abbott

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joseph Biederman, MD · Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-01-31
Primary Completion
2006-11-30
Completion
2006-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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