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Maintenance Therapies in Bipolar Disorders

NCT00000369 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2013-06-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if adding a regimen of individualized psychotherapy can help bipolar I patients who are on lithium.

While having a manic or depressed episode patients will be assigned randomly (like tossing a coin) to receive appropriate medication either with or without additional individual psychotherapy. If a patient responds well, he/she will again be assigned randomly to receive further preventative treatment in which medication will be managed either with continued medication clinic visits alone or with additional individual psychotherapy (the patient may not receive the same additional treatment this time). Patient response to treatment will be evaluated throughout the study. If manic/depressive symptoms return at any point during the study, the patient will be treated with appropriate medication and will continue the study.

An individual may be eligible for this study if he/she:

Has Bipolar I disorder, is experiencing a manic or depressed episode at the time of study entry, and is at least 18 years old.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Individual psychotherapy

DRUG

Lithium carbonate

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Pittsburgh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ellen Frank, PhD

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1997-06-30
Completion
2002-12-31

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