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Bipolar DisorderPhase 4NCT00154323

The Efficacy and Safety of Oral Oxcarbazepine 300-1200 mg/Day as Adjuvant Therapy in the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder I or II This Study is Not Being Conducted in the United States.

A Phase 4 study testing Oxcarbazepine in people with Bipolar Disorder, run by Novartis.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric illness with clinical characteristics of mixed mania, grandiose delusions, and suicidality. This study will investigate the efficacy a safety of oxcarbazepine in the treatment of patients with bipolar disorder type I or II. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Bipolar Disorder
What is being tested?
Oxcarbazepine
How many people
55 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Jan 2003to Jan 2006
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • History of bipolar disorder type I or II

Who cannot join

  • Other serious medical conditions
  • Treatment with antiepileptic medications
  • Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

About this study

Official title: A Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Parallel Group, Placebo-controlled 52 Weeks Clinical Trial to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Oxcarbazepine p.o.(300-1200 mg/Day) as Adjuvant Therapy in the Bipolar Disorder I or II Treatment

Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric illness with clinical characteristics of mixed mania, grandiose delusions, and suicidality. This study will investigate the efficacy a safety of oxcarbazepine in the treatment of patients with bipolar disorder type I or II.

Being tested
Oxcarbazepine
Keywords
Oxcarbazepine, bipolar disorder
Medical subject headings
Bipolar Disorder

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • OxcarbazepineDrug

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Duration of remission

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Daily mood fluctuation

  2. Time to new maniac/hypomanic episode

  3. Time to new depressive episode

  4. Number of relapsed patients at study completion and type/severity of episode

  5. Change from baseline in functional activity

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted12 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2003
  3. Primary completionJan 2006
  4. Study completionJan 2006

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Enrolment
55 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00154323
Sponsor's protocol ID
CTRI476BES03
Status last verified
Dec 2023
First submitted
8 Sep 2005
Last updated
14 Dec 2023
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Vieta E, Cruz N, Garcia-Campayo J, de Arce R, Manuel Crespo J, Valles V, Perez-Blanco J, Roca E, Manuel Olivares J, Morinigo A, Fernandez-Villamor R, Comes M. A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled prophylaxis trial of oxcarbazepine as adjunctive treatment to lithium in the long-term treatment of bipolar I and II disorder. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2008 Jun;11(4):445-52. doi: 10.1017/S1461145708008596. Epub 2008 Mar 17.

    PubMed 18346292

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Oxcarbazepine in people with Bipolar Disorder, run by Novartis.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Dec 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Duration of remission. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00154323, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Dec 2023.

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