Safety Study of Depakote Versus Lithium in African Americans With Bipolar Disorder

February 23, 2010 updated by: Lawson, William B., M.D., PhD, DFAPA

Depakote Vs. Lithium in African Americans With Bipolar Disorder

It is hypothesized that Depakote will be better tolerated then lithium in treating African Americans with bipolar disorder.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This is a 14 week randomized open study of 50 inpatients or outpatients with bipolar I r II. African American subjects will receive lithium or depakote ER. Measures will be made of psychopathology, reported side effects, and study completers. Measures will also be made of RBC/plasma lithium to determine if this level is better predictive of lithium tolerability.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

50

Phase

  • Phase 4

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

  • United States
    • District of Columbia
      • Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20060
        • Howard University Hospital

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 60 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male or female
  • Females must be using a contraceptive
  • Understand and sing informed consent
  • Meet criteria for DSM IV bipolar I or II
  • Must have been receiving treatment with depakote or lithium for at least 4 weeks
  • Must not have used illicit substances 48 hours before the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not takin g lithium o valproate at time of screening
  • Alcohol intoxicated or using drugs of abuse other then cannibis
  • Presence of psychotic features
  • Participation in clinical trail within 1 month of study
  • Female subjects pregnant or nursing
  • Serious unstable medical or psychiatric illness
  • Uncorrected hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism
  • Seizures without a clear and resolved etiology
  • Hypersensitivity or intolerance to lithium or valproic acid
  • Treatment with injectable depot neuroleptic less then one dosing interval
  • Treatment with reversible MAOI, guanethidine, or guanadrel within i week of study
  • Treatment with fluoxetine within 8 weekS of study
  • treatment with clozapine or ECT 3 months prior to study
  • current diagnosis of schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder
  • judged to be at serious suicidal risk

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

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
psychopathology: YMRS, MADRS
Tolerability: Uku side effect rating, drop out rate, failure to switch rate

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
HAMD, CGI-BP, HAM A,CORE, MADRS

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Lawson, William B., M.D., PhD, DFAPA

Collaborators

Abbott

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: William B. Lawson, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair, Howard University College of Medicine

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2006

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 23, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 23, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

February 24, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 24, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 23, 2010

Last Verified

February 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Abbottdepakote1

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