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 periodSchizophreniaEfficacy 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