A Study of the Effectiveness and Safety of Risperidone Compared With Placebo in the Treatment of Manic Episodes Associated With Bipolar I Disorder, and the Maintenance of Anti-manic Effectiveness of Risperidone Compared With Haloperidol

Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2001
The purpose of the study is to assess the effectiveness and safety of risperidone (an antipsychotic medication) compared with placebo after 3 weeks of treatment in patients with bipolar disorder who are experiencing manic episodes. A secondary purpose of the study is to assess the maintenance of risperidone effectiveness versus haloperidol (an antipsychotic medication) after 12 weeks of treatment.
Epistemonikos ID: 3fa6355d22b00670621c22ef96cc7911c9fe9ad3
First added on: May 04, 2024