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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01430455
Date of registration: 06/09/2011
Primary sponsor: New York State Psychiatric Institute
Public title: Tranylcypromine Treatment of Bipolar Depression
Scientific title: Tranylcypromine Treatment of Bipolar Depression
Date of first enrolment: May 2011
Target sample size: 50
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01430455
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Vito Agosti, M.S.W.
Address: 
Telephone: 212-543-5605
Email: agostiv@nyspi.columbia.edu
Affiliation: 
Name:   Vito Agosti, M.S.W.
Address: 
Telephone: 212-543-5605
Email: agostiv@nyspi.columbia.edu
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. History of Bipolar I, II

2. Currently depressed (major depressive episode or depression NOS)

3. Physically healthy or physically stable (i.e.,No changes in medical interventions in
past three months or likely for the next three months)

4. On stable and effective mood stabilizer or hypomania deemed sufficiently mild to not
require a mood stabilizer.

5. Prior adequate trial on at least one antidepressant.

6. Able to follow a tyramine-free diet

7. Must speak English

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Current psychosis

2. past psychosis not occurring during an episode of mania or depression

3. prior nonremission to tranylcypromine 60 mg/d (or greater)

4. currently taking effective medication precluded while taking a MAOI (e.g., a
psychostimulant or a serotonin re-uptake inhibitor)

5. current (last six months) drug or alcohol abuse or dependence

6. significant suicide risk

7. significant cardiovascular risk



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Bipolar Disorder I or II
Intervention(s)
Drug: Tranylcypromine
Primary Outcome(s)
Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD) [Time Frame: Weekly or bi-weekly for 16 week study duration]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Modified Clinical Monitoring Form (M-CMF) [Time Frame: Weekly or bi-weekly throughout the 16 week study]
Patient Global Impression Scale (PGI) [Time Frame: Weekly or bi-weekly throughout the 16 week study]
Quick Inventory of Depressive Illness (QIDS) [Time Frame: Weekly or bi-weekly for entire 16 week study duration]
Social Adjustment Scale (SAS) [Time Frame: Administered four times throughout the 16 week study]
Symptom Check List - 90 items (SCL-90) [Time Frame: Administered four times throughout 16 week study]
Secondary ID(s)
6333
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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