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Bipolar DisorderPhase 4NCT01543724

Neural Correlates for Therapeutic Mechanisms of Lithium in Bipolar Disorder

A Phase 4 study testing Lithium in people with Bipolar Disorder, run by Ewha Womans University at 1 site in South Korea.

Withdrawn

Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

Official record
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Trial summary

The investigators will assess Li-induced gray matter volume changes with regard to the endophenotype of GSK3beta polymorphism. The changes of gray matter are supposed to be more attributable to neurotrophic and neuroprotective characteristics of Li, which were closely related to the inhibition of apoptotic activity of… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 19 to 55 years
Conditions the study is for
Bipolar Disorder
What is being tested?
Lithium
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
0 participants
Where
1 siteSouth Korea
Study dates
1 Jun 2015to 31 Dec 2017
Phase
Phase 4
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 19 to 55 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Men and Women aged between 19 and 55
  • Diagnosis of bipolar I disorder as assessed by the structured clinical interview for DSM-IV (SCID-IV)
  • Patients who have not used psychoactive medications for more than 2 weeks
  • Individuals who provided written consent for participation

Who cannot join

  • Presence of any major physical or neurological illness (e.g., head trauma, epilepsy, seizure, stroke, cerebral tumor, multiple sclerosis, cerebrovascular disease, narrow-angle glaucoma, drug hypersensitivity, etc.)
  • Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning pregnancy
  • Diagnosis of any Axis I disorder other than bipolar disorder
  • Intelligence quotient below 80
  • Current or past drug abuse
  • Contraindications to magnetic resonance imaging (e.g., pacemaker implantation, claustrophobia, etc.)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

South Korea1 site
  • Seoul National University Hospital

    Seoul, 110-744

Other trials in South Korea

About this study

Official title: A Multimodal Brain Imaging Study to Investigate Neural Correlates for Therapeutic Mechanisms of Lithium in Bipolar Disorder: Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3β Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Gray Matter Volume Increase Following Lithium Treatment in Bipolar Disorder

The investigators will assess Li-induced gray matter volume changes with regard to the endophenotype of GSK3beta polymorphism. The changes of gray matter are supposed to be more attributable to neurotrophic and neuroprotective characteristics of Li, which were closely related to the inhibition of apoptotic activity of GSK3beta.

Being tested
Lithium
Keywords
Lithium, Bipolar disorder, Multimodal Brain Imaging
Medical subject headings
Bipolar Disorder

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • LithiumDrug

    10mg/kg/day for 12 weeks

Study groups in NCT01543724
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
LithiumExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Lithium

What is being measured

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

  1. Change from baseline in manic symptom scores at 12 weeks

    Measured: Baseline and at 12 weeks

  2. Change from baseline in manic symptom scores at 8 weeks

    Measured: Baseline and at 8 weeks

  3. Change from baseline in manic symptom scores at 4 weeks

    Measured: Baseline and at 4 weeks

  4. Change from baseline in manic symptom scores at 1 week

    Measured: Baseline and at 1 week

  5. Change from baseline in depressive symptom scores at 12 weeks

    Measured: Baseline and at 12 weeks

  6. Change from baseline in depressive symptom scores at 8 weeks

    Measured: Baseline and at 8 weeks

  7. Change from baseline in depressive symptom scores at 4 weeks

    Measured: Baseline and at 4 weeks

  8. Change from baseline in depressive symptom scores at 1 week

    Measured: Baseline and at 1 week

  9. Change from baseline in global function scores at 12 weeks

    Measured: Baseline and at 12 weeks

  10. Change from baseline in global function scores at 8 weeks

    Measured: Baseline and at 8 weeks

  11. Change from baseline in global function scores at 4 weeks

    Measured: Baseline and at 4 weeks

  12. Change from baseline in global function scores at 1 week

    Measured: Baseline and at 1 week

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Changes from baseline in brain structure analyzed using computational approach

    Measured: Baseline and at 12 weeks

  2. Number of participants with adverse events

    Measured: 12 weeks

  3. Number of participants with adverse events

    Measured: 8 weeks

  4. Number of participants with adverse events

    Measured: 4 weeks

  5. Number of participants with adverse events

    Measured: 1 week

Timeline

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

  1. First posted5 Mar 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study start1 Jun 2015 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2017 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2017 (estimated)

Why it stopped: The research project has been cancelled before any participants were enrolled.

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
0 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01543724
Sponsor's protocol ID
bpli2008
Status last verified
Feb 2018
First submitted
28 Feb 2012
Last updated
9 Feb 2018
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Lithium in people with Bipolar Disorder, run by Ewha Womans University at 1 site in South Korea.

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 4 inclusion and 6 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: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Feb 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in South Korea. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

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.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.

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?

Change from baseline in manic symptom scores at 12 weeks (time frame: Baseline and at 12 weeks). The study lists 12 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 9 Feb 2018.

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