Efficacy of Combined Treatment for Young Bipolar I Disorder

NCT ID: NCT00976794

Last Updated: 2013-07-12

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-01-31

Study Completion Date

2012-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of the combination of lithium and carbamazepine compared with lithium and valproate treating young bipolar patients.

Detailed Description

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After the diagnostic assessments, the patients are allocated for one of the following groups of treatment:

Group I: lithium + valproic acid

Group II: lithium + carbamazepine

Patients will be followed up for 8 weeks in phase I (acute treatment), 6 months in phase II (continuation treatment) and 12 months in phase III (maintenance treatment). Scales raters will be blind to the treatment.

During phase II and III will continue only patients that achieve response, measured according to initial symptoms score in phase I.

Conditions

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Bipolar I Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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lithium plus carbamazepine

combination of the two drugs in standard dosage

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

lithium plus carbamazepine

Intervention Type DRUG

Lithium: Starting at 600 mg daily, dose weekly adjusted according to blood serum level (0,6 -1,2mEq/l), efficacy and tolerability.

Carbamazepine : Starting at 200mg daily and getting 600 mg daily at the end of the first week. Dose weekly adjusted according to blood serum level (8 and 12µg/ml), efficacy and tolerability

lithium plus valproate

combination of the two drugs in standard dosage

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

lithium plus valproate

Intervention Type DRUG

Lithium: Starting at 600 mg daily, dose weekly adjusted according to blood serum level (0,6 -1,2mEq/l), efficacy and tolerability.

Valproic acid: Starting at 500mg daily, dose weekly adjusted according to blood serum level (50 and 125µg/ml), efficacy and tolerability.

Interventions

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lithium plus carbamazepine

Lithium: Starting at 600 mg daily, dose weekly adjusted according to blood serum level (0,6 -1,2mEq/l), efficacy and tolerability.

Carbamazepine : Starting at 200mg daily and getting 600 mg daily at the end of the first week. Dose weekly adjusted according to blood serum level (8 and 12µg/ml), efficacy and tolerability

Intervention Type DRUG

lithium plus valproate

Lithium: Starting at 600 mg daily, dose weekly adjusted according to blood serum level (0,6 -1,2mEq/l), efficacy and tolerability.

Valproic acid: Starting at 500mg daily, dose weekly adjusted according to blood serum level (50 and 125µg/ml), efficacy and tolerability.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Clinical diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder, type I, in current episode (manic/hypomanic, mixed or depression)
* The patient or his (her) legal representative should understand the nature of the study and sign the Informed Consent.

Exclusion Criteria

* Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
* Mental retardation
* Unstable clinical diseases
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Sao Paulo

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ricardo Alberto Moreno, M.D., Ph.D.

MD PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Institute of Psychiatry - University of São Paulo

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Site Status

Countries

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Brazil

References

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Fountoulakis KN, Vieta E, Sanchez-Moreno J, Kaprinis SG, Goikolea JM, Kaprinis GS. Treatment guidelines for bipolar disorder: a critical review. J Affect Disord. 2005 May;86(1):1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2005.01.004.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15820265 (View on PubMed)

Missio G, Moreno DH, Demetrio FN, Soeiro-de-Souza MG, Dos Santos Fernandes F, Barros VB, Moreno RA. A randomized controlled trial comparing lithium plus valproic acid versus lithium plus carbamazepine in young patients with type 1 bipolar disorder: the LICAVAL study. Trials. 2019 Oct 26;20(1):608. doi: 10.1186/s13063-019-3655-2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 31655626 (View on PubMed)

Campos RN, Costa LF, Bio DS, Soeiro de Souza MG, Garcia CR, Demetrio FN, Moreno DH, Moreno RA. LICAVAL: combination therapy in acute and maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder. Trials. 2010 Jun 23;11:72. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-11-72.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 20573223 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2898

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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