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Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Refractory Bipolar Disorder

NCT01476527 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 6

Last updated 2019-10-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Bipolar Disorder (BD) is among the most comon and challenging conditions in psychiatry. Although episodes of mania and hypomania define the different types of the disorder, the clinical picture is one dominated by depressed mood and agitation. The mainstay of BD treatment has thus far been pharmacologic, but many patients remain severely disabled by their condition, despite the best available medical treatment. The successful use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in movement disorders, and its promising results in major depressive disorder (MDD), has led researchers to consider its use in highly selected refractory cases of BD. Evidence form the imaging and circuitry literature suggests that similar underlying dyfunctional anatomic structures subserve both MDD and BD, indicating that modulation of key structures, can lead to an amelioration of symptoms and mood stabilization. Here, we propose a phase I clinical trial to evaluate the safety of DBS in BD.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Deep Brain Stimulation

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a neurosurgical procedure involving the implantation of deep brain electrodes, connected via a subcutaneous extension wire, to an implantable pulse generator (IPG, or 'battery') that is implanted below the collarbone

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Health Network, Toronto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Andres M Lozano, MD PhD · University Health Network, Toronto

  • Roger McIntyre, MD · University Health Network, Toronto

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-05-31
Primary Completion
2014-06-30
Completion
2014-06-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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