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A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Aripiprazole in the Treatment of Patients With Bipolar I Disorder With a Major Depressive Episode

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What is being tested

Aripiprazole

+ Placebo
Drug
Who is being recruted

Bipolar and Related Disorders
+1

+ Mental Disorders
+ Bipolar Disorder
From 18 to 65 Years
See all eligibility criteria
How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Placebo-Controlled
Phase 3
Interventional
Study Start: January 2004
See protocol details

Summary

Principal SponsorOtsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Last updated: January 14, 2026
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Study start date: January 1, 2004Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate flexible doses (5-30mg) of aripiprazole versus placebo in patients with bipolar depression.

Official TitleA Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Aripiprazole in the Treatment of Patients With Bipolar I Disorder With a Major Depressive Episode 
NCT00080314
Principal SponsorOtsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Last updated: January 14, 2026
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details
400 patients to be enrolledTotal number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.
Treatment Study
These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.

How participants are assigned to different groups/arms
In this clinical study, participants are placed into groups randomly, like flipping a coin. This ensures that the study is fair and unbiased, making the results more reliable. By assigning participants by chance, researchers can better compare treatments without external influences.

Other Ways to Assign Participants
Non-randomized allocation: Participants are assigned based on specific factors, such as their medical condition or a doctor's decision.
None (Single-arm trial): If the study has only one group, all participants receive the same treatment, and no allocation is needed.

How treatments are given to participants
Participants are divided into different groups, each receiving a specific treatment at the same time. This helps researchers compare how well different treatments work against each other.

Other Ways to Assign Treatments
Single-group assignment: Everyone gets the same treatment.
Cross-over assignment: Participants switch between treatments during the study.
Factorial assignment: Participants receive different combinations of treatments.
Sequential assignment: Participants receive treatments one after another in a specific order, possibly based on individual responses.
Other assignment: Treatment assignment does not follow a standard or predefined design.

How the effectiveness of the treatment is controlled
In a placebo-controlled study, some participants receive the experimental treatment, while others receive an inert substance (placebo) to compare outcomes. This method helps to isolate the effect of the treatment from the psychological effects of receiving any treatment at all.

Other Options
Non-placebo-controlled: No placebo is used. All participants receive the actual treatment or alternative interventions (often the Standard of Care), and comparisons are made between these treatments.

How the interventions assigned to participants is kept confidential
Neither participants nor researchers know who is receiving which treatment. This is the most rigorous way to reduce bias, ensuring that expectations do not influence the results.

Other Ways to Mask Information
Open-label: Everyone knows which treatment is being given.
Single-blind: Participants do not know which treatment they are receiving, but researchers do.
Triple-blind: Participants, researchers, and outcome assessors do not know which treatment is given.
Quadruple-blind: Participants, researchers, outcome assessors, and care providers all do not know which treatment is given.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria
Any sexBiological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.
From 18 to 65 YearsRange of ages for which participants are eligible to join.
Healthy volunteers not allowedIf individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.
Conditions
Pathology
Bipolar and Related Disorders
Mental Disorders
Bipolar Disorder
Mood Disorders
Criteria

* ages 18-65 * Men and women, who have experienced a prior manic episode that required hospitalization, and now meet criteria for a major depressive episode.

Study Plan

Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.
Treatment Groups
Study Objectives
2 intervention groups 

are designated in this study

50% chance 

of being blinded to the placebo group

Treatment Groups
Group I
Active Comparator

Tablets, Oral, 10mg (2 5mg tablets), Once daily, 8 weeks.
Group II
Placebo

Tablets, Oral, 0 mg, Once daily, 8 weeks.
Study Objectives
Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.
This study has 28 locations
Suspended
Local InstitutionTuscaloosa, United StatesSee the location
Suspended
Local InstitutionLittle Rock, United States
Suspended
Local InstitutionSan Diego, United States
Suspended
Local InstitutionSherman Oaks, United States
Completed28 Study Centers
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