The Efficacy and Safety of Oral Oxcarbazepine 300-1200 mg/Day as Adjuvant Therapy in the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder I or II This Study is Not Being Conducted in the United States.

Summary

Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric illness with clinical characteristics of mixed mania, grandiose delusions, and suicidality. This study will investigate the efficacy a safety of oxcarbazepine in the treatment of patients with bipolar disorder type I or II.

Timeline

Start

2003-01

Primary completion

2006-01

Completion

2006-01

Publications

• Results Vieta E, Cruz N, Garcia-Campayo J, de Arce R, Manuel Crespo J, Valles V, Perez-Blanco J, Roca E, Manuel Olivares J, Morinigo A, Fernandez-Villamor R, Comes M. A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled prophylaxis trial of oxcarbazepine as adjunctive treatment to lithium in the long-term treatment of bipolar I and II disorder. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2008 Jun;11(4):445-52. doi: 10.1017/S1461145708008596. Epub 2008 Mar 17.

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