Overview

Lamictal As Add on Treatment in Mixed States of Bipolar Disorder

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2007-11-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
- To evaluate the efficacy and safety of LAM+existing regimen of mood stabilizer in the acute treatment of patients in a mixed state of bipolar disorder. - To evaluate the efficacy and of a combination of LAM+existing regimen of mood stabilizers in the maintenance treatment of patients with mixed state of bipolar disorder
Phase:
Phase 4
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Collaborator:
GlaxoSmithKline
Treatments:
Lamotrigine
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

In order to be included in the study patient must meet criteria A, C, D, E, F, G plus any 1
of the 3 criteria listed in section B.

A. Patients meeting DSM-IV diagnosis of bipolar disorder, I or II

B.

1. Patients meeting DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for a manic/hypomanic episode with the
simultaneous presence of (or rapid alteration within minutes) of at least three DSM-IV
depressive symptoms excluding psychomotor agitation or

2. Patients meeting DSM-IV symptomatic criteria for a hypomanic/manic episode for a
period of 2 days or longer, with the simultaneous presence of (or rapid alteration
within minutes) of at least three DSM-IV depressive symptoms excluding psychomotor
agitation or

3. Patients meeting DSM-IV criteria for a depressive episode associated with at least
three DSM-IV manic/hypomanic symptoms

C.MADRS of ≥14

D.YMRS of ≥ 14

E. Age 13years to 75 years

F. Male or female

G. Outpatient

Exclusion Criteria:

1. illness precluding the use of LAM

2. Alcohol/drug dependence in the past one month

3. patients with a history of a rash on LAM

4. CNS neoplasms, demyelinating diseases, degenerative neurological condition or active
CNS infection

5. history of seizure, known EEG with frank paroxysmal activity, known CT of brain
showing gross structural abnormalities, cerebral vascular disease by history or
structural brain damage from trauma

6. patients currently taking LAM