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Register: IRCT
Last refreshed on: 22 February 2018
Main ID:  IRCT201302203930N18
Date of registration: 2013-04-06
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Vice chancellor for research, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Public title: Lovastatin for treating manic symptoms of bipolar disorder
Scientific title: Lovastatin effect on the symptom of bipolar mood disorder-manic phase
Date of first enrolment: 2011-11-13
Target sample size: 60
Recruitment status: Complete
URL:  http://en.irct.ir/trial/4097
Study type:  interventional
Study design:  Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Double blinded, Placebo: Used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment.  
Phase:  2-3
Countries of recruitment
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Name: Ahmad Ghanizadeh   
Address:  Hafez Hospital -- Shiraz Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Telephone: +98 71 1627 3070
Email: ghanizad@sina.tums.ac.ir
Affiliation:  Shiraz University of Medical sciences
Name: Motahhar Omrani Sigaroodi   
Address:  Hafez Hospital -- Shiraz Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Telephone: +98 71 1627 3070
Email: motahhar_omrani@yahoo.com
Affiliation:  Shiraz University of Medical sciences
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Manic episode of bipolar mood disorder; both gender.
Exclusion criteria: sever uncontrolled medical condition such as hypothyroidism; hypersensitivity to lovastatin; and pregnancy.

Exclusion criteria:

Age minimum: 18 years
Age maximum: 65 years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Bipolar mood disorder manic or mixed phase.
Manic episode
Manic episode
Intervention(s)
Treatment - Drugs
Intervention 1: Lovastatin 20 to 40 mg/day. Intervention 2: Placebo.
Lovastatin 20 to 40 mg/day
Placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
Young Mania Rating Scale. Timepoint: baseline, 2 week, and 4 week. Method of measurement: Interveiw.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Vice chancellor for research, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date:
Contact:
Shiraz University of Medical Sceinces
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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