Depression And Bipolar Disorder
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This study is an 8-week evaluation of an investigational drug for treating depression in bipolar patients. Depressed patients will be given either an investigational drug or placebo and receive psychiatric assessments of their depression at weekly visits. Study drug and all study-related visits are provided at no cost to the patient. The patient agrees to meet with study research staff for roughly 11 clinic visits.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 3 |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo
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Drug: lamotrigine
Experimental treatment
Other Names:
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Experimental: lamotrigine
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Drug: Placebo
Experimental treatment arm
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Change from baseline scores at Week 8 for the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) [Eight weeks]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Change from baseline scores at Week 8 for the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-17, HAMD-31, Bech Melancholia Scale (BMS), and HAMD (Item 1), Clinical Global Impressions of Severity (CGI-S) and Improvement (CGI-I) [Eight weeks]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion
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Patients must provide written and informed consent.
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Diagnosis of Bipolar II Disorder and currently depressed for minimum of the last 8 weeks.
Exclusion
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Patients must not be suicidal.
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Patients must not have a history of non-response to antidepressant treatment.
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Patients must not have a clinical history of substance dependence in the past year or abuse within the 4 weeks prior to study entry.
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Patients must not have had epilepsy or hypothyroidism.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | GSK Investigational Site | Burbank | California | United States | 91506 |
2 | GSK Investigational Site | Loma Linda | California | United States | 92354 |
3 | GSK Investigational Site | San Diego | California | United States | 92108 |
4 | GSK Investigational Site | Marietta | Georgia | United States | 30060 |
5 | GSK Investigational Site | Terre Haute | Indiana | United States | 47802 |
6 | GSK Investigational Site | Shreveport | Louisiana | United States | 71101 |
7 | GSK Investigational Site | St. Charles | Missouri | United States | 63301 |
8 | GSK Investigational Site | Clementon | New Jersey | United States | 08021 |
9 | GSK Investigational Site | Princeton | New Jersey | United States | 08540 |
10 | GSK Investigational Site | New York | New York | United States | 10021 |
11 | GSK Investigational Site | Pleasantville | New York | United States | 10570 |
12 | GSK Investigational Site | Charlotte | North Carolina | United States | 28209 |
13 | GSK Investigational Site | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | 27609 |
14 | GSK Investigational Site | Beachwood | Ohio | United States | 44122 |
15 | GSK Investigational Site | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | United States | 73118 |
16 | GSK Investigational Site | Eugene | Oregon | United States | 97401 |
17 | GSK Investigational Site | Columbia | South Carolina | United States | 29201 |
18 | GSK Investigational Site | Galveston | Texas | United States | 77555-0188 |
19 | GSK Investigational Site | Houston | Texas | United States | 77090 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- GlaxoSmithKline
Investigators
- Study Director: GSK Clinical Trials, GlaxoSmithKline
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Additional Information:
Publications
None provided.- SCA100223
- NCT00076882