2018
DOI: 10.5812/ijp.60087
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A Comparative Study of Risperidone and Aripiprazole in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children Under Six Years Old: A Randomized Double-Blind Study

Abstract: Background: Stimulants are not very effective on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) children under 6 years old. The most common medication that is used in this range of age is Risperidone. Evaluating the safety and efficacy of Aripiprazole versus Risperidone for treating children under 6 years suffering from ADHD was the aim of this study.

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“…The Risperidone group was better than the placebo group. The results of this research were not consistent with the results of other studies (34,37,38).…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 99%
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“…The Risperidone group was better than the placebo group. The results of this research were not consistent with the results of other studies (34,37,38).…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 99%
“…A few percents of each group suffered the side-effects that only sleepiness can be observed in the group treated with Risperidone; sleepiness and vomiting, and in placebo group, sleepiness and headache were observed in group treated with Aripiprazole. In a study, the most common side-effect was nausea, vomiting and confusion in Risperidone group, and increasing apetite and sleepiness in Aripiprazole group (34) and in the other study ,there was no clear side-effect in the group treated with Aripiprazole and weight gain was observed in a group treated with Risperidone (35). In the studies conducted by Lamberti et.al (2016), and Safavi et.al (2016), prolactin level is decreased in the group treated with Aripiprazole and increased in the group treated with Risperidone, although there was no side-effect in this study (36,37).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, after the 12th week, the ADHD-RS score was significantly lower when participants were treated with aripiprazole. in another study, results showed risperidone and aripiprazole are also effective in children under six years 24 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 91%
“… Navari et al (2020) 30 (15 olanzapine, 15 placebo) Cancer 39–79 RCT 5 mg/d olanzapine/placebo 7 days Appetite NRS Baseline to day 7 appetite increase in the treatment group compared to placebo (d: 1.34). Razjouyan et al (2018) 48 (25 risperidone, 23 aripiprazole) ADHD 3–6 RCT Initial dose 0.25 mg/d, maximum dose 1 mg/d risperidone & initial dose 1.25 mg/d maximum dose 5 mg/d aripiprazole/placebo 12 weeks Appetite Reported -Appetite increase in the aripiprazole group (# 4, 20%). -Appetite increase in the risperidone group (# 1, 5%).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%