Risk Factors for Development of Rapid Cycling in Bipolar Disorder Patients

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

289 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-06-30

Study Completion Date

2013-11-30

Brief Summary

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In this study we tried to elucidate the factors associated with the development of a rapid cycling course in bipolar disorder patients, in a prospective and longitudinal design, and the role of antidepressants. The identification of risk factors is extremely relevant from the clinical point of view. We hypothesized that rapid cycling bipolar disorder is associated with more chronicity, poor outcome, and more antidepressant prescription.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Bipolar Disorder

Keywords

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Rapid cycling

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Rapid Cycling Group

Patients who develop a rapid cycling course during the follow-up period.

No interventions assigned to this group

Non Rapid Cycling Group

Patients who do not develop a rapid cycling course during the follow-up period.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Bipolar I and II disorder patients according to DSM-IV criteria

Exclusion Criteria

* Major medical comorbidities, voluntary drop-out from study

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Responsible Party

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Marc Valenti

MD, PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Barcelona Bipolar Disorders Program, Hospital Clinic Barcelona

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

Other Identifiers

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RC-BBP

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id