Observational Study to Evaluate Bipolar Disorder Symptoms in Patients Presented With Schizophrenia or Depression

October 31, 2011 updated by: AstraZeneca

Epidemiological Observational Non-interventional Study to Research the Prevalence of Bipolar Criteria of Hospital In-patients With Schizophrenia and Patients With Recurrent Depression

This study is aimed to evaluate the bipolar disorder symptoms in patients presented with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or recurrent depression.

Bipolar disorder is a group of mood disorders characterised by elevated or irritable mood episodes in patient's lifetime history accompanied by some additional symptoms. In this study modern bipolar disorders screening/assessment instruments will be used to explore the prevalence of bipolarity symptoms in patients who never been diagnosed with bipolar disorders. The results of this study could be useful for more accurate assessment of bipolar disorders prevalence in psychiatric patient population, could help to improve the diagnostics of bipolar disorders and management of bipolar patients.

Study Overview

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

750

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Chita, Russian Federation
        • Research Site
      • Moscow, Russian Federation
        • Research Site
      • Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
        • Research Site

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients having current diagnosis of schizophrenia/ schizoaffective disorder (in-patients) and patients having current diagnosis of recurrent depression (both in-patients and out-patients) will be included into this study.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • signed patient informed consent
  • In-patients with the diagnosis of schizophrenia with episodic course or schizoaffective disorder, OR in-patients and out-patients with the diagnosis of recurrent depression.
  • The duration of the disease is 3 years and longer and two or more episodes of the disease in the patients history.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Current diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder
  • Severe and unspecified forms of schizophrenia (schizophrenia with continuous course, hebephrenic schizophrenia, catatonic schizophrenia, undifferentiated schizophrenia, unspecified schizophrenia) and organic affective disorder or intoxication induced affective disorder.
  • Any other concomitant conditions which, in the judgment of investigator, will not allow the patient to complete the study procedures

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
1 - schizophrenia
Psychiatrists will enrol patients meeting inclusion/exclusion criteria with schizophrenia as they routinely attend the clinic or are examined in hospital in a consecutively manner.
2 - recurrent depression
Psychiatrists will enrol patients meeting inclusion/exclusion criteria with recurrent depression as they routinely attend the clinic or are examined in hospital in a consecutively manner.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sergey N. Mosolov, Prof., Mental Disorders Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 7, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 8, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

December 9, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 1, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 31, 2011

Last Verified

October 1, 2011

More Information

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