Effect of Regulated Add -on Sodium Chloride Intake on Stabilization of Serum Lithium Concentration in Bipolar Disorder

Summary

Bipolar affective disorder or manic -depressive psychosis (MDP) is a mood disorder affecting 2.4% of the global population . Lithium is considered as the "gold standard" for the treatment of bipolar disorder but the clinical use of lithium is often restricted due to its narrow therapeutic range and adverse effects. In a published case report, Bleiwiss H found that sodium chloride supplementation diminished the adverse effects caused by lithium The literature search also revealed that till date, there is no published clinical study evaluating the effect of dietary intake of sodium in preventing the fluctuations of serum lithium level and lithium toxicity Therefore, a randomized clinical trial has been designed to evaluate the effect of regulated add -on dietary sodium chloride on serum lithium levels in bipolar disorder.

Timeline

Start

2020-01-16

Primary completion

2021-12-31

Completion

2022-01-07

Publications

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• Background Tomita T, Goto H, Sumiya K, Yoshida T, Tanaka K, Kohda Y. Stabilization of the Serum Lithium Concentration by Regulation of Sodium Chloride Intake: Case Report. Yakugaku Zasshi. 2016;136(3):517-21. doi: 10.1248/yakushi.15-00256.
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• Background Tondo L, Vazquez GH, Baldessarini RJ. Depression and Mania in Bipolar Disorder. Curr Neuropharmacol. 2017 Apr;15(3):353-358. doi: 10.2174/1570159X14666160606210811.
• Background Kessler RC, Ormel J, Petukhova M, McLaughlin KA, Green JG, Russo LJ, Stein DJ, Zaslavsky AM, Aguilar-Gaxiola S, Alonso J, Andrade L, Benjet C, de Girolamo G, de Graaf R, Demyttenaere K, Fayyad J, Haro JM, Hu Cy, Karam A, Lee S, Lepine JP, Matchsinger H, Mihaescu-Pintia C, Posada-Villa J, Sagar R, Ustun TB. Development of lifetime comorbidity in the World Health Organization world mental health surveys. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2011 Jan;68(1):90-100. doi: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2010.180.
• Background Murthy RS. National Mental Health Survey of India 2015-2016. Indian J Psychiatry. 2017 Jan-Mar;59(1):21-26. doi: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_102_17. No abstract available.
• Background Mandal S, Mamidipalli SS, Mukherjee B, Hara SKH. Perspectives, attitude, and practice of lithium prescription among psychiatrists in India. Indian J Psychiatry. 2019 Sep-Oct;61(5):451-456. doi: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_451_18.
• George S, Maiti R, Mishra BR, Jena M, Mohapatra D. Effect of regulated add-on sodium chloride intake on stabilization of serum lithium concentration in bipolar disorder: A randomized controlled trial. Bipolar Disord. 2023 Feb;25(1):66-75. doi: 10.1111/bdi.13276. Epub 2022 Nov 25.

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