VALID : VAlproate Versus LIthium in Bipolar Disorders

NCT00264173 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 270

Last updated 2007-11-16

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Summary

Primary Objective :

* To compare the efficacy of valproate to lithium in Bipolar I patients suffering from a manic or a mixed episode according to DSM IV TR (APA 2000) \[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) fourth edition (IV)Text Revision (TR)\] and over a periode of 3 weeks and 12 weeks of treatment

Secondary Objective :

* To evaluate the clinical and biological safety of valproate compared to lithium.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Valproate sodium

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Robert MANFREDI, MD · Sanofi

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-02-29
Completion
2006-09-30

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