CoQ10 in Geriatric Bipolar Depression

NCT00720369 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 42

Last updated 2014-01-13

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Summary

We propose to study and compare measures of brain energy metabolism in geriatric bipolar individuals and healthy older adults. We would also like to investigate changes in brain energy metabolites and in vivo creatine kinase (CK) enzymatic activity associated with CoQ10 administration in older bipolar individuals.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

CoEnzyme Q10

CoEnzyme Q10 with dosage range from 400 mg to 1200 mg per day

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression

    collaborator OTHER
  • Mclean Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Brent P Forester, MD · Mclean Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Max Age
89 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-07-31
Primary Completion
2010-03-31
Completion
2010-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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