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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02456896
Date of registration: 27/05/2015
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar
Public title: Effect of Oxcarbazepine on Serum Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in Bipolar Disorder
Scientific title: Effect of Oxcarbazepine on Serum Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in Bipolar Disorder
Date of first enrolment: June 2015
Target sample size: 50
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02456896
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
India
Contacts
Name:     DEBASISH HOTA, MD, DM
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Affiliation:  AIIMS, Bhubaneswar
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- All patients with the diagnosis of bipolar affective disorder (by ICD-10 DCR) current
episode mania without psychotic symptoms

- Patients aged 18-45 years, of either sex.

- Patients with baseline score > 20 on the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS).

- Patients who had not taken any treatment for at least 4 weeks before inclusion.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients with bipolar disorder (by ICD-10 DCR) presenting during
depressive/euthymic/mixed episode.

- Patients who are already under treatment for the presenting conditions.

- Rapid cycling in the past 12 months.

- Previous history of refractoriness to carbazepine or oxcarbazepine.

- Patients with comorbid substance abuse or history of organicity

- Pregnant and nursing women, patients with history of major medical or neurological
illness.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 45 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Bipolar Disorder
Intervention(s)
Drug: Oxcarbazepine
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in Serum Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) [Time Frame: Baseline and 4 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Correlation Between Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) and Serum Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) [Time Frame: At baseline]
Secondary ID(s)
T/IM-NF/Pharm/14/19
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 16/04/2019
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT02456896
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