A Study To Investigate The Antidepressant Effect Of Lamotrigine In Patients With Bipolar Disorder Using Lithium

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2006-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This is a study that, in the first 16 weeks, investigates whether lamotrigine versus placebo offers effect on depressive episodes for patients with bipolar disorder (also known as manic depressive disorder) who use lithium. In the following 50 weeks it is investigated whether these patients experience effect on their depressive and/ or (hypo)manic episodes.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline
• Treatments: Anticonvulsants; Lamotrigine

Criteria

Inclusion criteria:

• Patients with bipolar disorder (type I or type II) currently suffering from depression that is at least moderate in severity according to a psychiatrist.

• Currently using lithium.

• Female subjects can't be pregnant or become pregnant during the study.

Exclusion criteria:

• Actively suicidal.

• Rapid cyclers.

• Suffering from significant personality disorders.

• Alcohol or substance dependent or abusive.

• Suffering from significant physical conditions.