Gulf Evaluation of VAlproate (Depakine Chrono) in maNia Study

NCT ID: NCT00477373

Last Updated: 2008-12-19

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

70 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-12-31

Brief Summary

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To assess the efficacy of Di-valproate in Bipolar I patients suffering from a manic episode according to DSM IV (APA 1994) over a 12 weeks period of treatment.

To evaluate the clinical safety of Di-valproate.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Bipolar Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

If the daily dose does not exceed 1000 mg, Depakine CHRONO can be administered once a day. If the dose is greater than 1000 mg/day, Depakine CHRONO will be administered in a bid regimen: one tablet in the morning and one tablet in the evening.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

depakine chrono

Intervention Type DRUG

Depakine Chrono 500 mg

Interventions

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depakine chrono

Depakine Chrono 500 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* In or out patients
* Patients with a current diagnosis of Bipolar I Disorder according to DSM IV (296)
* Patients suffering from a current manic episode or mixed episode

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who participated in a clinical trial within the three preceding months
* Patients with a history of valproate intolerance defined as valproate discontinuation due to medically significant adverse effects.
* Patients with a CNS neoplasm, demyelinating disease, degenerative neurological disorder, active CNS infection or any progressive disorder
* Patients with a history of seizure disorder, cerebral vascular disease, structural brain damage from trauma, clinically significant focal neurological abnormalities, known EEG with frank paroxysmal activity or a known CT scan of the brain demonstrating gross structural abnormalities
* Patients with uncontrolled gastro-intestinal, renal, hepatic, endocrine, cardiovascular, pulmonary, immunological or hematological disease
* Patients with acute or chronic hepatitis
* Patients with current or past pancreatitis
* Patients with recent history (3 months or less) of substance or alcohol dependence according to DSM IV
* Pregnancy or lactation. Women of child bearing age should be using a reliable contraceptive method
* Patients that require more than 325 mg of aspirin per day
* Patients with a medical condition which requires the continuous use of medication which could interfere with the evaluation of safety or efficacy of valproate : anticonvulsant or anticoagulant therapy, MAO inhibitors, zidovudine
* Patients having received any depot neuroleptic within six weeks prior to baseline
* Patients who received antidepressant drugs within 5 days before baseline and patients who received fluoxetine within 20 days
* Patients judged by the investigator to have serious risk of suicide
* Patients necessitating an Electro Convulsive Therapy

The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in a clinical trial.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Sanofi

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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sanofi-aventis

Principal Investigators

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Hisham - MAHMOUD, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Sanofi-aventis administrative office Gulf

Locations

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Sanofi-aventis administrative office

Bahrain, , Bahrain

Site Status

Sanofi-aventis administrative office

Kuwait City, , Kuwait

Site Status

Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Muscat, , Oman

Site Status

Sanofi-aventis administrative office

Qatar, , Qatar

Site Status

Countries

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United Arab Emirates Bahrain Kuwait Oman Qatar

Other Identifiers

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DPKOT_L_01567

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id