Eligibility Module

Eligibility Module

The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.

Eligibility Module path is as follows:

Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module

Eligibility Module


Ignite Creation Date: 2025-12-24 @ 6:56 PM
Ignite Modification Date: 2025-12-24 @ 6:56 PM
NCT ID: NCT00844857
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female inpatients or outpatients, 10-17 years of age, who have not reached their 18th birthday prior to screening. Patient must weigh at least 20 kilograms (kg) at screening. * Must meet diagnostic criteria for current major depressive episode of Bipolar I Disorder according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Version (DSM-IV-TR) and confirmed by Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School Aged Children-Present and Lifetime (K-SADS-PL) * Patients entering the study will also be scored by the Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised (CDRS-R) (entry score of greater than or equal to 40) as well as the adolescent-structured Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) (entry score of less than or equal to 15 with YMRS Item 1 \[elevated mood\] score less than equal to 2). Exclusion Criteria: * Patients will be excluded if they are, in the opinion of the investigator, actively suicidal * Have an acute, serious or unstable medical condition * Have clinically significant laboratory abnormalities * Have had one or more seizures of unclear etiology * Have a current or lifetime diagnosis of any of the following according to DSM-IV criteria: Schizophrenia, Schizophreniform Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder, Delusional Disorder, Psychotic Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, Delirium of any type, Amnestic Disorder, any Substance-Induced Disorder, or any Psychotic Disorder due to a General Medical Condition, unless there is substantive reason to believe patient was misdiagnosed
Healthy Volunteers: False
Sex: ALL
Minimum Age: 10 Years
Maximum Age: 17 Years
Study: NCT00844857
Study Brief:
Protocol Section: NCT00844857