Relapse Prevention for Bipolar Type-II Disorder

NCT ID: NCT00044616

Last Updated: 2015-10-06

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

180 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2001-02-28

Study Completion Date

2007-01-31

Brief Summary

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This 62-week study will compare the safety and effectiveness of fluoxetine (Prozac®), lithium, the combination of these two medications, and placebo in treating and preventing recurrent depressive episodes in people with bipolar type II disorder.

Detailed Description

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Bipolar II (BP II) disorder is characterized by a high recurrence of major depressive episodes (MDE), and it is associated with substantial illness and deaths. Unfortunately, relatively little attention has been given to treatment of BP II. Concern that patients may switch from depressed to manic states during treatment of MDE has impeded the development of effective treatments for BP II MDE.

BP II MDE patients are treated initially with fluoxetine for 10 weeks. Patients who recover from MDE are then randomized to receive a relapse-prevention treatment of fluoxetine, lithium, a combination of fluoxetine and lithium, or placebo for 1 year. Patients undergo clinical and laboratory evaluations, including physical examinations, bloodwork, thyroid function tests, electrocardiogram (ECG), urinalysis, and HAM-D, YMR, CGI-S, CGI-I, and adverse events scales.

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Conditions

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Bipolar Disorder Depression

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Interventions

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Fluoxetine

Intervention Type DRUG

Lithium

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Bipolar II Depression
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

100 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Pennsylvania

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Depression Research Unit, Univ Penn

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Amsterdam JD, Luo L, Shults J. Efficacy and mood conversion rate during long-term fluoxetine v. lithium monotherapy in rapid- and non-rapid-cycling bipolar II disorder. Br J Psychiatry. 2013 Apr;202(4):301-6. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.111.104711. Epub 2012 Oct 25.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23099447 (View on PubMed)

Amsterdam JD, Shults J. Efficacy and safety of long-term fluoxetine versus lithium monotherapy of bipolar II disorder: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-substitution study. Am J Psychiatry. 2010 Jul;167(7):792-800. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09020284. Epub 2010 Apr 1.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 20360317 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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R01MH060353-01

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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DSIR 83-ATP

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

R01MH060353-01

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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