Status:

COMPLETED

Depakote ER in Bipolar Depression

Lead Sponsor:

Stanford University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Abbott

National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression

Conditions:

Depression, Bipolar

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-99 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the safety and efficacy of Depakote ER in bipolar depression and to evaluate metabolic and GABA changes with Depakote ER administration using PET and MRI/MRS br...

Detailed Description

Mood disorders are important public health problems. Bipolar disorder is a major psychiatric disorder characterized by mood cycles alternating between mania and depression and affects approximately 1%...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Bipolar I, II or NOS currently suffering from depression
  • Both: both female and male participants are being studied
  • Adults 18 years and older of any race

Exclusion

  • Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and other disorders excluded at the discretion of the investigator's discretion
  • Substance dependence within the past 3 months and abuse within the past 2 weeks prior to study.
  • Positive screen for psychoactive drugs, stimulants or drugs of abuse (excluding marijuana, as long as dependence and abuse are ruled out according to DSM-IV)
  • Significant risk harm to self or others based on history and mental status exam
  • Clinically significant or unstable medical condition
  • Unstable thyroid pathology and treatment initiated or altered within the past 3 months
  • Clinically significant abnormal laboratory test results, vital signs, as judged by the investigators
  • Women pregnant or nursing, or WOCBP who do not use adequate contraception or who are judged to be unreliable in their use of contraception
  • Subjects who failed (because of inefficacy or adverse effects) an adequate trial of Depakote; eligible patient's may not have received Depakote within 30 days of screen

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

28 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00186186

Start Date

January 1 2004

End Date

January 1 2009

Last Update

April 12 2017

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Stanford University Bipolar Disorders Clinic

Stanford, California, United States, 94305-5723