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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety over a 6-week period of paliperidone ER compared with placebo in treating subjects with Bipolar I Disorder who are experiencing a manic or mixed episode while they are taking lithium or valproate. This study will also evaluate the effect of paliperidone ER compared with placebo on overall functioning, on how quickly a response is seen, on improvement in severity of illness, on health-related functional status, on depressive symptoms, and on psychotic symptoms. The relationship between blood levels and the effectiveness and safety of paliperidone ER will be evaluated, including the effect of food relative to time of taking the drug.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of aripiprazole monotherapy in the treatment of children and adolescents suffering from ASD over a 12-week period. We hypothesize that aripiprazole may be helpful in reducing ASD-associated symptoms of anxiety and aggression, resulting in significant improvements in global outcome.
This study will compare electroencephalograph (EEG) recordings in healthy volunteers and in people with movement disorders to examine brain activity associated with the weakness. EEG records the electrical activity of the brain ("brain waves"). Healthy volunteers and patients with arm or leg weakness who are between 18 and 80 years of age may be eligible for this study. Healthy subjects are screened with a medical history, physical and neurological examinations, and a questionnaire. They must be right-handed and never have had a neurological disease or head trauma. All participants have an EEG. An elastic cap with electrodes is placed on the subject's scalp to record the brain's electrical activity. During the EEG, subjects are required to resist against a force with their arm, elbow, shoulder or leg for as long as they can. Several recordings are done with short breaks between them.
Many individuals with schizophrenia smoke cigarettes. Individuals in the schizophrenic population often find it difficult to quit smoking. The purpose of this trial is to determine the safety and effectiveness of bupropion in treating individuals with schizophrenia who smoke.
This study will determine whether the disturbances in cholecystokinin release and gastric emptying that occur in people with binge eating disorder are similar to those that occur in people with bulimia nervosa.
There is a scarcity of clinical trials assessing the effects of medications in children with bipolar disorder. This study aims to assess the efficacy of Aripiprazole associated with Methylphenidate (MPH)for the treatment of children and adolescents with bipolar disorder comorbid with ADHD who improve in maniac symptoms while receiving aripiprazole but did not have an adequate response in ADHD symptoms. The study design is a 4-week randomized, double blind, cross-over group trial. Patients were randomized to aripiprazole + MPH or aripiprazole + placebo. The main hypothesis is: Aripiprazole + MPH will significantly reduce ADHD scores compared to aripiprazole + placebo.
This study is testing if under the tongue olanzapine for schizophrenia, related psychosis, schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder will have less weight gain than olanzapine that is swallowed, in patients who are already gaining weight on olanzapine.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of 3 different doses of paliperidone extended release (ER) compared to placebo in patients diagnosed with Bipolar I Disorder who are experiencing an acute manic or mixed episode. This study will also evaluate the effects of paliperidone extended release on global functioning, and the relationship between blood levels and the effectiveness and safety of paliperidone.
Rett Syndrome (RTT) is a genetic brain disorder that occurs almost exclusively in females and is usually caused by a change (mutation) in the gene MECP2. The disorder is characterized by multiple developmental problems, as well as behavioral features, such as repetitive stereotypic hand movements, including hand washing, wringing, and tapping. While there is no cure for RTT, recent advances in the understanding of the disease suggest that the development of new, effective therapies is promising. This study will gather information on the genetic defects that cause RTT, the physical expressions of these defects, and disease progression. In turn, this may direct the development of future treatments. Expanded studies include individuals with MECP2 Duplication disorder, and RTT-related disorders including individuals with MECP2 mutations, but not meeting obligatory criteria for the diagnosis of RTT and individuals with mutations in CDKL5 and FOXG1 some of whom meet criteria for atypical RTT.
Cognitive profile of patients who suffer both from PTSD and OCD, as compared to those who suffer from PTSD or OCD without other comorbidity.