Status:

UNKNOWN

Mood Stabilizer-induced Metabolic Abnormalities in Bipolar Disorder

Lead Sponsor:

National Cheng-Kung University Hospital

Conditions:

Bipolar Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The potential effects of microbiota in bipolar disorder (BD) with microbiota-related dysfunction have not yet been explored clinically, and the integration of microbiota and pharmacometabolomic approa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Bipolar disorder outpatients (aged 18-65 years) who meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V) diagnostic criteria and start to receive valproate (VPA) will be enrolled consecutively by trained psychiatrists.

Exclusion

  • Exclude are patients who had DSM-V diagnosis for substance abuse within the past three months
  • Had treated with antibiotics and/or functional foods (probiotics and/or prebiotics) for at least one month before entering study
  • Presence of stomach/gut problems such as chronic diarrhea, constipation, gas, heartburn, bloating, etc.
  • Had an organic mental disorder, mental retardation, dementia, or other diagnosed neurological illness
  • Had a surgical condition or a major physical illness
  • Were pregnant or breast-feeding
  • Had any concomitant DSM-V Axis I diagnoses together with somatic or neurologic illnesses interfering psychiatric evaluation.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04486092

Start Date

February 1 2015

End Date

July 1 2021

Last Update

July 24 2020

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National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) Hospital

Tainan, Taiwan