Special Drug Use Investigation for LAMICTAL Bipolar

April 21, 2016 updated by: GlaxoSmithKline

This post-marketing surveillance study is designed to collect and assess information on safety and effectiveness of lamotrigine tablets in patients with bipolar disorder in routine clinical practice.

("LAMICTAL" is a trademark of the GlaxoSmithKline group of companies.)

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

1036

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Japanese patients with bipolar disorder prescribed lamotrigine tablets for the first time

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with bipolar disorder
  • Patients treated with lamotrigine tablets for the first time

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not applicable

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
Intervention / Treatment
Patients with bipolar disorder
Patients with bipolar disorder prescribed lamotrigine tablets for the first time
Administered according to the prescribing information in the locally approved label by the authorities.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of patients with any adverse drug reaction
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Occurrence of skin disorder
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year
Occurrence of suicide-related event and self injurious behaviour
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year
Occurrence of harming others
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year
Occurrence of withdrawal symptoms after treatment
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

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, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 1, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 1, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

September 5, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 25, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 21, 2016

Last Verified

April 1, 2016

More Information

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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