Psychomotor AgitationNCT01485692
Four Interventions in the Management of Psychomotor Agitation, Safety and Efficacy Evaluation
A study testing haloperidol+promethazine, haloperidol + midazolam and olanzapine in people with Psychomotor Agitation, run by University of Sao Paulo at 1 site in Brazil.
Trial summary
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of four options of medications in the management of acute psychomotor agitation,or violence and aggression situations in health services. All of the treatment options are already approved and currently used for this purpose. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 55 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Psychomotor Agitation
- What is being tested?
- haloperidol+promethazine, haloperidol + midazolam and olanzapine
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 120 participants
- Where
- 1 siteBrazil
- Study dates
- Feb 2009to Mar 2011
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 55 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- patients featuring psychomotor agitation, with clinical need for intramuscular injection
Who cannot join
- delirium, severe or unstable general medical condition, previous history of severe adverse effects with one of the treatment options
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Brazil1 site
Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, USP
Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, 14048-900
About this study
Official title: Safety and Efficacy of Four Intramuscular Interventions for the Management of Acute Psychomotor Agitation
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of four options of medications in the management of acute psychomotor agitation,or violence and aggression situations in health services. All of the treatment options are already approved and currently used for this purpose. The options are: haloperidol plus midazolam, haloperidol plus promethazine, olanzapine and ziprasidone. The investigators hypothesized that all treatment options are effective in the treatment of acute agitation, but the combination haloperidol plus promethazine could elicit more adverse affects than the others.
- Conditions
- Psychomotor Agitation
- Being tested
- haloperidol+promethazine, haloperidol + midazolam, olanzapine, Ziprasidone
- Keywords
- Violence, Aggression, Psychiatric emergencies, Psychomotor agitation, Violent patient
- Medical subject headings
- Psychomotor Agitation, Aggression
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
haloperidol+promethazineDrug
haloperidol, 2,5mg plus promethazine,25mg, intramuscular injection after baseline measures of agitation, could be repeated twice, if necessary, in the 90 minutes period of observation
haloperidol + midazolamDrug
haloperidol, 2,5mg plus midazolam, 7,5 mg, intramuscular injection after baseline measures of agitation, could be repeated twice, if necessary, between the 90 minutes period of observation
olanzapineDrug
olanzapine, 10mg, intramuscular injection, after baseline measures of agitation, could be repeated twice, if necessary, between the 90 minutes of observation
ZiprasidoneDrug
ziprasidone, 10 mg, intramuscular injection after baseline measures of agitation, could be repeated twice, if necessary, between the 90 minutes period of observation
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| ziprasidone injection | Active comparator | ziprasidone injection after baseline measures of agitation, could be repeated twice, if necessary, between the 90 minutes of the observation Receives: Drug: Ziprasidone |
| haloperidol + midazolam, injection | Active comparator | Haloperidol plus midazolam injection, after baseline measures of agitation,allowed to be repeated twice over the 90 minutes period of observation Receives: Drug: haloperidol + midazolam |
| haloperidol + promethazine, injection | Active comparator | haloperidol + promethazine injection after baseline measures of agitation, could be repeated after 30 minutes, and once more, if necessary, in the 90 minutes period of observation Receives: Drug: haloperidol+promethazine |
| olanzapine, injection | Active comparator | olanzapine, 10mg, intramuscular injection after baseline measures of agitation, could be repeated twice if necessary, between the 90 minutes of observation Receives: Drug: olanzapine |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Reduction in the agitation score
Agitation scores were evaluated through two previously validated specific scales: ACES ( Agitation Calmness Evaluating Scale) and PANSS-EC ( Positive and Negative Symptoms Scale- Excited Component). The measure was collected by a blind rater at baseline and the subsequent measures aimed to evaluate the drug effect over agitation scores.
Measured: 90 minutes
Secondary outcomes (1)
Adverse effects
Aiming to evaluate the occurrence of adverse effects in the 24 hours period of observation after administrating the first injection (Baseline), an exert from the UKU scale (Ugvalg klinisk Undersgelser Side Effect Scale )was applied by a blind rater, to evaluate the presence and intensity of possible side effects.
Measured: 12,24 hours after baseline
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted5 Dec 2011 (estimated)
- Study startFeb 2009
- Primary completionMar 2011
- Study completionMar 2011
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Psychomotor AgitationStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of Sao PauloThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 120 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Celia Mantovani, University of Sao Paulo
- Investigators
- Celia Mantovani, MD, Principal investigator, University of Sao Paulo
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01485692
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- UE0001
- Status last verified
- Feb 2009
- First submitted
- 28 Nov 2011
- Last updated
- 5 Dec 2011
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Mantovani C, Labate CM, Sponholz A Jr, de Azevedo Marques JM, Guapo VG, de Simone Brito dos Santos ME, Pazin-Filho A, Del-Ben CM. Are low doses of antipsychotics effective in the management of psychomotor agitation? A randomized, rated-blind trial of 4 intramuscular interventions. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2013 Jun;33(3):306-12. doi: 10.1097/JCP.0b013e3182900fd6.
PubMed 23609398
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 5 Dec 2011. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Safety and Efficacy of Four Intramuscular Interventions for the Management of Acute Psychomotor Agitation
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01485692
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- UE0001
- Conditions
- Psychomotor Agitation
- Keywords
- Violence, Aggression, Psychiatric emergencies, Psychomotor agitation, Violent patient
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 120 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of Sao PauloUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Feb 2009
- Primary completion
- Mar 2011 (actual)
- Study completion
- Mar 2011 (actual)
- First posted
- 5 Dec 2011 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of four options of medications in the management of acute psychomotor agitation,or violence and aggression situations in health services. All of the treatment options are already approved and currently used for this purpose. The options are: haloperidol plus midazolam, haloperidol plus promethazine, olanzapine and ziprasidone. The investigators hypothesized that all treatment options are effective in the treatment of acute agitation, but the combination haloperidol plus promethazine could elicit more adverse affects than the others.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 4
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| ziprasidone injection | Active comparator | Drug: Ziprasidoneziprasidone injection after baseline measures of agitation, could be repeated twice, if necessary, between the 90 minutes of the observation |
| haloperidol + midazolam, injection | Active comparator | Drug: haloperidol + midazolamHaloperidol plus midazolam injection, after baseline measures of agitation,allowed to be repeated twice over the 90 minutes period of observation |
| haloperidol + promethazine, injection | Active comparator | Drug: haloperidol+promethazinehaloperidol + promethazine injection after baseline measures of agitation, could be repeated after 30 minutes, and once more, if necessary, in the 90 minutes period of observation |
| olanzapine, injection | Active comparator | Drug: olanzapineolanzapine, 10mg, intramuscular injection after baseline measures of agitation, could be repeated twice if necessary, between the 90 minutes of observation |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 55 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- patients featuring psychomotor agitation, with clinical need for intramuscular injection
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- delirium, severe or unstable general medical condition, previous history of severe adverse effects with one of the treatment options
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| haloperidol+promethazinehaloperidol, 2,5mg plus promethazine,25mg, intramuscular injection after baseline measures of agitation, could be repeated twice, if necessary, in the 90 minutes period of observation | Drug | haloperidol + promethazine, injection |
| haloperidol + midazolamhaloperidol, 2,5mg plus midazolam, 7,5 mg, intramuscular injection after baseline measures of agitation, could be repeated twice, if necessary, between the 90 minutes period of observation | Drug | haloperidol + midazolam, injection |
| olanzapineolanzapine, 10mg, intramuscular injection, after baseline measures of agitation, could be repeated twice, if necessary, between the 90 minutes of observation | Drug | olanzapine, injection |
| Ziprasidoneziprasidone, 10 mg, intramuscular injection after baseline measures of agitation, could be repeated twice, if necessary, between the 90 minutes period of observation | Drug | ziprasidone injection |
Primary outcome
Reduction in the agitation score
Time frame: 90 minutes
Agitation scores were evaluated through two previously validated specific scales: ACES ( Agitation Calmness Evaluating Scale) and PANSS-EC ( Positive and Negative Symptoms Scale- Excited Component). The measure was collected by a blind rater at baseline and the subsequent measures aimed to evaluate the drug effect over agitation scores.
1 secondary outcome
Adverse effects
Time frame: 12,24 hours after baseline
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 5 Dec 2011.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 23609398Mantovani C, Labate CM, Sponholz A Jr, de Azevedo Marques JM, Guapo VG, de Simone Brito dos Santos ME, Pazin-Filho A, Del-Ben CM. Are low doses of antipsychotics effective in the management of psychomotor agitation? A randomized, rated-blind trial of 4 intramuscular interventions. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2013 Jun;33(3):306-12. doi: 10.1097/JCP.0b013e3182900fd6.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Celia Mantovani, MD principal investigator
University of Sao Paulo
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing haloperidol+promethazine, haloperidol + midazolam and olanzapine in people with Psychomotor Agitation, run by University of Sao Paulo at 1 site in Brazil.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Dec 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Brazil. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Reduction in the agitation score (time frame: 90 minutes). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01485692, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Dec 2011; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 8 Nov 2026.