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The protective role of oxcarbazepine on neurones in mood disorder

Phase 4
Conditions
Health Condition 1: null- 25 patients with bipolar mania will be included in the study.
Registration Number
CTRI/2017/11/010516
Lead Sponsor
DR RITUPARNA MAITI
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Open to Recruitment
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

•All patients with the diagnosis of bipolar affective disorder (by ICD-10 DCR) current episode mania without psychotic symptoms

•Patients aged 18-45 years, of either sex.

•Patientswith baseline score >20 on the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS).

•Patients who had not taken any treatment for at least 4 weeks before inclusion.

Exclusion Criteria

•Patients with bipolar disorder (by ICD-10 DCR) presenting during depressive/euthymic/mixed episode.

•Patients who are already under treatment for the presenting conditions.

•Rapid cycling in the past 12 months.

•Previous history of refractoriness to carbazepine or oxcarbazepine.

•Patients with comorbid substance abuse or history of organicity

•Pregnant and nursing women, patients with history ofmajor medical or neurological illness.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Serum BDNFTimepoint: Baseline and 4 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Correlation between YMRS (Young Mania Rating Scale) and Serum BDNFTimepoint: Baseline and 4 weeks
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