Overview

Aripiprazole in Children and Adolescents With Chronic Tic Disorder or Tourette's Disorder

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2010-04-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The purpose of this trial is to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of aripiprazole in children and adolescents aged 6~18 years with chronic tic disorders or Tourette's disorder
Phase:
Phase 3
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Korea Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Collaborator:
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Treatments:
Aripiprazole
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients who can provide an assent form signed by themselves and informed consent form
by their legal representatives prior to performing of any study procedures.

2. Male or female children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 years

3. Patients who are diagnosed with chronic tic disorders(Motor or Phonic) or Tourette's
disorder according to DSM-IV(Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders-Fourth Edition)(using K-SADS-PL-K (Kiddle-Schedule for Affective Disorders
and Schizophrenia,Present and Lifetime Version-Korean version)) and require drug
therapy.

4. The total tic score of the K-YGTSS (Korean version of Yale Global Tic Severity
Scale)is more than 22 at baseline

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with secondary tic symptoms accompanied by Tardive tics, Huntington disease,
neuroacanthocytosis, mental retardation, or autism

2. Patients with IQ (Intelligence quotient) (assessed using KEDI-WISC (Korean educational
Development Institute-Wechsler Intelligence Scale for children)) 70 and lower than 70

3. Patients with a history of neuroleptic malignant syndrome

4. Patients with antipsychotic or alcohol use disorder (abuse, dependence, and/or
withdrawal) according to DSM-IV criteria for the past 3 months

5. Patients with a history of allergy or hypersensitivity reaction to aripiprazole

6. Patients with a history of resistance to treatment with antipsychotics

7. Patients who have participated in another clinical study within 1 month prior to
screening

8. Patients who have previously taken aripiprazole or participated in a clinical study
with aripiprazole