Cost- Effectiveness and Quality of Life Assessment in Bipolar Disorder Depressive Episode

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2015-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

To evaluate the effectiveness of an algorithm for Bipolar Disorder depressive episodes (BDD) using medications available in the Brazilian Public Healthcare System (SUS). Quality of life assessment of these patients was also employed.

A randomized pragmatic trial was conducted. An algorithm was developed for the treatment of episodes of bipolar disorder depression episodes.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
• Treatments: Lithium Carbonate; Nortriptyline; Risperidone; Sertraline

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. ages between 18 and 65;

2. BD current acute mixed episode;

3. total capacity to understand and respond to self-applied instruments;

4. the presence of symptoms in the last 30 days;

5. abstinence for at least 30 days for drug addicts.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. presence of Organic Brain Syndrome (OBS);

2. pregnancy or lactation;

3. criteria for psychiatric hospitalization. -