An Evaluation Of BW430C (Lamotrigine) Versus Placebo In The Prevention Of Mood Episodes In Bipolar I Disorder Patients

Summary

This study is planned to objectively assess the efficacy and safety of lamotrigine maintenance therapy after symptoms of mood episode had been stabilised by open-label treatment with lamotrigine alone or in combination with other psychotropic medication in patients with bipolar I disorder.

Timeline

Start

2007-11

Primary completion

2009-10

Completion

2009-10

Publications

• Background Tsukasa Koyama, Teruhiko Higuchi, Shigeto Yamawaki, Shigenobu Kanba, Takeshi Terao, Atsuko Shinohara. Study SCA104779, an evaluation of BW430C (lamotrigine) versus placebo in the prevention of mood episodes in bipolar I disorder patients. Japanese Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2011;40(3):369-383.
• Hashimoto Y, Kotake K, Watanabe N, Fujiwara T, Sakamoto S. Lamotrigine in the maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Sep 15;9(9):CD013575. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013575.pub2.

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