To participate in clinical research involving an investigational medication for Bipolar I mania

Principal Investigator: Kathleen McKenna, MD
Children’s Memorial Hospital

Eligibility requirements for participation:

• Males or females, ages 10-17 years old
• Diagnosed with Bipolar I mania or displaying symptoms such as
• • Changes in mood – feeling happy, overly optimistic, irritable
  • Changes in thinking – racing thoughts, difficulty concentrating, delusions, hallucinations
  • Changes in behavior – increased activity or socializing, talking rapidly
  • Changes in physical condition –less need for sleep, increased energy
• No significant medical illness, including seizure disorders
• A responsible person must be available to accompany the adolescent to all visits, provide information and dispense study medication

Study participants will receive:

• Close monitoring of study medication safety and efficacy
• Hospitalization, comprehensive physical and psychiatric examinations, laboratory procedures, electrocardiograms (ECGs), and study medication at no charge

For more information, please contact:
Sneha Sastry, Research Coordinator
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
(773) 880-4936
ssastry@childrensmemorial.org