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 periodSchizophrenia
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 improvementPlaceboHaloperidolAripiprazole