Efficacy of Olanzapine Monotherapy for Treatment Bipolar Ⅰ Depression
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2010-10-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Olanzapine may have some antidepressant properties and olanzapine monotherapy has been shown
efficacy in bipolar depressive episodes in retrospective studies. However, there has been no
prospective study about the monotherapy of olanzapine. The investigators conducted a
randomized, placebo-controlled study to test the efficacy of olanzapine monotherapy for
treatment of the depressed phase of bipolar disorder.