2009
Aripiprazole monotherapy in acute mania: 12-week randomised placebo- and haloperidol-controlled study
Young A, Oren D, Lowy A, McQuade R, Marcus R, Carson W, Spiller N, Torbeyns A, Sanchez R. Aripiprazole monotherapy in acute mania: 12-week randomised placebo- and haloperidol-controlled study. The British Journal Of Psychiatry 2009, 194: 40-48. PMID: 19118324, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.108.049965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeek 12Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) total scoreDouble-blind aripiprazoleHaloperidol-treated patientsTolerability of aripiprazoleExtrapyramidal adverse eventsScale total scoreMasked treatmentAdverse eventsClinical improvementAcute maniaAripiprazole monotherapyBipolar maniaMixed episodesEffective therapyEffect therapyAripiprazoleAdditional weeksHaloperidolWeek 3PlaceboPatientsTotal scoreTherapyMania
2008
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Tolerability Study of Intramuscular Aripiprazole in Acutely Agitated Patients With Alzheimer's, Vascular, or Mixed Dementia
Rappaport S, Marcus R, Manos G, McQuade R, Oren D. A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Tolerability Study of Intramuscular Aripiprazole in Acutely Agitated Patients With Alzheimer's, Vascular, or Mixed Dementia. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2008, 10: 21-27. PMID: 19111849, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAgitation-Calmness Evaluation ScaleIM aripiprazoleIM placeboMixed dementiaIntramuscular aripiprazoleDoses 2 hoursIncidence of oversedationTreatment of agitationHealthcare facilitiesPreliminary efficacy analysisAdverse event reportingNegative Syndrome ScaleLong-term careAcute agitationEfficacy analysisTolerability studyPlaceboPEC scoresAripiprazoleGreater incidenceSyndrome ScaleGreater efficacyPatientsVital signsDementia
2007
Intramuscular Aripiprazole in the Control of Agitation
CURRIER G, CITROME L, ZIMBROFF D, OREN D, MANOS G, MCQUADE R, PIKALOV A, CRANDALL D. Intramuscular Aripiprazole in the Control of Agitation. Journal Of Psychiatric Practice 2007, 13: 159-169. PMID: 17522559, DOI: 10.1097/01.pra.0000271657.09717.e2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntipsychotic AgentsAripiprazoleArousalBipolar DisorderDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHaloperidolHumansHypnotics and SedativesInjections, IntramuscularLorazepamMaleMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicPiperazinesPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychomotor AgitationQuinolonesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologyTreatment OutcomeConceptsBipolar I disorderPEC scoresAripiprazole injectionI disordersBaseline agitationSecond injectionNegative Syndrome Scale Excited ComponentBaseline levelsSecondary analysisControl of agitationImportant clinical issueIntramuscular aripiprazoleAnalysis 3Clinical trialsAgitation symptomsMean changeNonspecific sedationPatientsBaseline scoresClinical issuesPlaceboAnalysis 2Analysis 1Study periodSchizophreniaManagement of Acute Agitation in Patients With Bipolar Disorder
Zimbroff D, Marcus R, Manos G, Stock E, McQuade R, Auby P, Oren D. Management of Acute Agitation in Patients With Bipolar Disorder. Journal Of Clinical Psychopharmacology 2007, 27: 171-176. PMID: 17414241, DOI: 10.1097/jcp.0b13e318033bd5e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdultAnti-Anxiety AgentsAntipsychotic AgentsAripiprazoleBipolar DisorderDisorders of Excessive SomnolenceDizzinessDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHeadacheHumansInjections, IntramuscularLorazepamMaleNauseaPatient DropoutsPiperazinesPsychomotor AgitationQuinolonesSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersTreatment OutcomeVomitingConceptsIM aripiprazoleIM placeboIM lorazepamAcute agitationActive treatmentEfficacy measuresFirst injectionBipolar disorderDouble-blind multicenter studyTreatment of agitationPrimary efficacy measureRisk-benefit profileComponent scoresAripiprazole dosesIntramuscular aripiprazoleOral aripiprazoleMixed episodesMulticenter studySafety profileEfficacy parametersLower incidenceMean changePlaceboAripiprazolePatientsEfficacy and safety of intramuscular aripiprazole in patients with acute agitation: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Tran-Johnson T, Sack D, Marcus R, Auby P, McQuade R, Oren D. Efficacy and safety of intramuscular aripiprazole in patients with acute agitation: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2007, 68: 111-9. PMID: 17284138, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.v68n0115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary efficacy measureIntramuscular aripiprazoleIM haloperidolIM aripiprazoleAcute agitationAdverse eventsEfficacy measuresTreatment-emergent adverse eventsCommon adverse eventsPlacebo-controlled trialPlacebo-controlled studyControl of agitationSchizo-affective disorderDSM-IV diagnosisNegative Syndrome ScaleHaloperidol groupIntramuscular haloperidolExtrapyramidal symptomsMore patientsInitial dosingSchizophreniform disorderMean changePlaceboSecondary measuresPEC scores
2006
Intramuscular aripiprazole or haloperidol and transition to oral therapy in patients with agitation associated with schizophrenia: sub-analysis of a double-blind study*
Andrezina R, Marcus R, Oren D, Manos G, Stock E, Carson W, McQuade R. Intramuscular aripiprazole or haloperidol and transition to oral therapy in patients with agitation associated with schizophrenia: sub-analysis of a double-blind study*. Current Medical Research And Opinion 2006, 22: 2209-2219. PMID: 17076982, DOI: 10.1185/030079906x148445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDouble-blind studyIM haloperidolIM placeboIntramuscular aripiprazoleIM aripiprazoleOral aripiprazoleOral therapyEfficacy measuresIM treatmentPEC scoresExtrapyramidal symptom-related adverse eventsSecondary efficacy measuresPrimary efficacy measureAripiprazole therapyAcute agitationAdverse eventsOral treatmentActive treatmentSafety profileIM injectionMean changeMean improvementPlaceboHaloperidolAripiprazoleIntramuscular aripiprazole for the treatment of acute agitation in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder: a double-blind, placebo-controlled comparison with intramuscular haloperidol
Andrezina R, Josiassen R, Marcus R, Oren D, Manos G, Stock E, Carson W, Iwamoto T. Intramuscular aripiprazole for the treatment of acute agitation in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder: a double-blind, placebo-controlled comparison with intramuscular haloperidol. Psychopharmacology 2006, 188: 281-292. PMID: 16953381, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-006-0541-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdministration, OralAdolescentAdultAnti-Dyskinesia AgentsAntipsychotic AgentsAripiprazoleBasal Ganglia DiseasesBenzodiazepinesBlood GlucoseDouble-Blind MethodDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHaloperidolHumansInjections, IntramuscularMalePiperazinesPsychomotor AgitationPsychotic DisordersQuinolonesSchizophreniaTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeWithholding TreatmentConceptsIM aripiprazoleIM haloperidolAcute agitationIntramuscular aripiprazoleEfficacy measuresSchizoaffective disorderExtrapyramidal symptom-related adverse eventsPlacebo-controlled studySecondary efficacy measuresPercentage of patientsPlacebo-controlled comparisonPrimary efficacy measureIM placeboIntramuscular haloperidolAdverse eventsMethodsFour hundredThird injectionMean changePlaceboEffective treatmentHaloperidolPatientsAripiprazoleConclusionThese resultsMean number
1995
Serotonin and Thermoregulation
Schwartz P, Wehr T, Rosenthal N, Bartko J, Oren D, Luetke C, Murphy D. Serotonin and Thermoregulation. Neuropsychopharmacology 1995, 13: 105-115. PMID: 8597522, DOI: 10.1016/0893-133x(95)00026-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignificant biphasic changesPlasma norepinephrine concentrationCentral serotonergic functionReceptor-mediated mechanismMammalian energy balanceInitial hypothermiaNorepinephrine concentrationsMetabolic thermogenesisSerotonergic functionSkin temperature recordingsEffector mechanismsPlasma concentrationsHealthy volunteersBiphasic changeNonhuman primatesCore hyperthermiaRectal temperatureProgressive hyperthermiaRecording sitesSignificant increaseCPPHyperthermiaThermogenesisPlaceboChlorophenylpiperazine
1994
A controlled trial of cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12) in the treatment of winter seasonal affective disorder
Oren D, Teicher M, Schwartz P, Glod C, Turner E, Ito Y, Sedway J, Rosenthal N, Wehr T. A controlled trial of cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12) in the treatment of winter seasonal affective disorder. Journal Of Affective Disorders 1994, 32: 197-200. PMID: 7852661, DOI: 10.1016/0165-0327(94)90018-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeasonal affective disorderWinter seasonal affective disorderAffective disordersEffective short-term treatmentWeekly outpatient visitsShort-term treatmentSIGH-SAD scoresPlacebo washoutAntidepressant efficacyOutpatient visitsWashout periodEffective treatmentSame scheduleVitamin B12SAD patientsSignificant differencesTreatmentPatientsWeeksDisordersCyanocobalaminRandom assignmentPlaceboTrialsVisitsA Controlled Trial of Levodopa Plus Carbidopa in the Treatment of Winter Seasonal Affective Disorder
OREN D, MOUL D, SCHWARTZ P, WEHR T, ROSENTHAL N. A Controlled Trial of Levodopa Plus Carbidopa in the Treatment of Winter Seasonal Affective Disorder. Journal Of Clinical Psychopharmacology 1994, 14: 196-200. PMID: 8027416, DOI: 10.1097/00004714-199406000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeasonal affective disorderWinter seasonal affective disorderDopaminergic deficiencyAffective disordersItem Hamilton Rating ScaleEfficacy of levodopaUse of levodopaWeekly outpatient visitsHamilton Rating ScalePlacebo washoutAntidepressant efficacyOutpatient visitsWashout periodRate of responseDepression scoresPatientsLevodopaPlaceboCarbidopaRating ScaleIdentical scheduleSAD patientsTreatmentWeeksDisorders