Ramelteon for the Treatment of Insomnia and Mood Stability in Patients With Euthymic Bipolar Disorder

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether treating sleep difficulties in patients with bipolar disorder also improves their mood stability.

Timeline

Start

2007-11

Primary completion

2010-03

Completion

2010-05

Publications

• Background Buysse DJ, Reynolds CF 3rd, Monk TH, Berman SR, Kupfer DJ. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: a new instrument for psychiatric practice and research. Psychiatry Res. 1989 May;28(2):193-213. doi: 10.1016/0165-1781(89)90047-4.
• Background Dokucu ME, Yu L, Taghert PH. Lithium- and valproate-induced alterations in circadian locomotor behavior in Drosophila. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2005 Dec;30(12):2216-24. doi: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300764.
• Background Montgomery SA, Asberg M. A new depression scale designed to be sensitive to change. Br J Psychiatry. 1979 Apr;134:382-9. doi: 10.1192/bjp.134.4.382.
• Background Jones SH, Hare DJ, Evershed K. Actigraphic assessment of circadian activity and sleep patterns in bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2005 Apr;7(2):176-86. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2005.00187.x.
• Background American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision. Washington, CD, American Psychiatric Association, 2000.
• Results Norris ER, Karen Burke, Correll JR, Zemanek KJ, Lerman J, Primelo RA, Kaufmann MW. A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of adjunctive ramelteon for the treatment of insomnia and mood stability in patients with euthymic bipolar disorder. J Affect Disord. 2013 Jan 10;144(1-2):141-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.06.023. Epub 2012 Sep 7.

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