Pilot Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Open-Label Olanzapine
Bipolar Disorder
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Bipolar Disorder
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: The subject satisfied Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV) criteria for a primary diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder, most recently manic The patient is willing to be hospitalized on an inpatient psychiatric unit for a minimum of seven (7) days. Subject has been treated with lithium in the past. Subject has been treated with divalproex or carbamazepine in the past. Subject has been treated with Haldol or haloperidol in the past. Exclusion Criteria: Subjects lacks the capacity to provide informed consent Subject is a serious suicide risk or has medically unstable conditions as judged by the investigators Subject has been dependent on a drug (other than nicotine or caffeine) in the last three (3) months.
Sites / Locations
- University Hospitals of Cleveland
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Olanzapine
Subjects were be started on a standardized minimum first-day dose of 15 mg olanzapine. After the first day of therapy, the daily dose was either increased or decreased, as clinically indicated, by 5 mg, within an allowed range of 5 to 40 mg