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Bipolar DisorderREEDNCT01455961

An Epidemiological Registry Study to Evaluate Clinical Practice Treatment in Patients With Bipolar Disorder

An observational study of Bipolar Disorder, run by AstraZeneca.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

The aim of this study is to describe the treatment pattern and patient characteristics in real life setting in patients with Bipolar disorder treated with Seroquel XR and/or Seroquel IR in Sweden. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Bipolar Disorder
How many people
16,000 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Nov 2011to Apr 2012
Phase
Observational
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 Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: All patients who have been hospitalised in Sweden at least once since 1987 with a diagnosis during hospitalisation of Bipolar Disorder.

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with a diagnosis of BD.

Who cannot join

  • Patients with a diagnosis of any schizophrenia spectrum disorder after the diagnosis of bipolar disorder.

About this study

Official title: An Epidemiological Registry Study to Evaluate Clinical Practice Treatment in Patients With Bipolar Disorder Treated With Quetiapine XR and/or Quetiapine IR

The aim of this study is to describe the treatment pattern and patient characteristics in real life setting in patients with Bipolar disorder treated with Seroquel XR and/or Seroquel IR in Sweden.

Read the detailed description

An epidemiological registry study to evaluate clinical practice treatment in patients with Bipolar Disorder treated with quetiapine XR and/or quetiapine IR

Keywords
Real life setting, Bipolar Disorder, Registry based Data Base Audit
Medical subject headings
Bipolar Disorder

What is being measured

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

  1. Description of detailed clinical treatment in terms of duration of treatment, doses, drug switches, and add-on therapy, in patients with BD and on treatment with quetiapine XR and/or quetiapine IR before, at and after the index date.

    Measured: 1st of January 2009 to 31st of December 2010.

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Description of co-morbidity, demographics, sick leave, early retirement and socioeconomic factors in patients with BD and on treatment with quetiapine XR and/or quetiapine IR before and at the index date.

    Measured: 1st of January 2009 to 31st of December 2010.

  2. Description of the detailed clinical treatment in terms of duration of treatment, doses, drug switches, and add-on therapy, in patients with BD, including all drug treatment after the index date

    Measured: 1st of January 2009 to 31st of December 2010.

  3. Description of co-morbidity, demographics, sick leave, early retirement and socioeconomic factors in patients with BD, including all drug treatment before and at the index date

    Measured: 1st of January 2009 to 31st of December 2010.

Timeline

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

  1. First posted20 Oct 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startNov 2011
  3. Primary completionApr 2012
  4. Study completionApr 2012

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Observational
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
16,000 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01455961
Sponsor's protocol ID
VD-NS-1101
Acronym
REED
Status last verified
Aug 2014
First submitted
17 Oct 2011
Last updated
21 Aug 2014
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Carlborg A, Thuresson M, Ferntoft L, Bodegard J. Characteristics of bipolar disorder patients treated with immediate- and extended-release quetiapine in a real clinical setting: a longitudinal, cohort study of 1761 patients. Ther Adv Psychopharmacol. 2015 Feb;5(1):13-21. doi: 10.1177/2045125314560740.

    PubMed 25653826

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Bipolar Disorder, run by AstraZeneca.

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 1 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 21 Aug 2014. 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.

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?

Description of detailed clinical treatment in terms of duration of treatment, doses, drug switches, and add-on therapy, in patients with BD and on treatment with quetiapine XR and/or quetiapine IR before, at and after the index date. (time frame: 1st of January 2009 to 31st of December 2010.). 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 NCT01455961, 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 21 Aug 2014.

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