Status:

WITHDRAWN

An Evaluation of Divalproex vs. Olanzapine for Alcohol Abuse Relapse Prevention in Patients With Bipolar Disorder

Lead Sponsor:

Mayo Clinic

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of California, Los Angeles

Conditions:

Bipolar Disorder

Eligibility:

MALE

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This study will evaluate how effective mood stabilizers are in the treatment of bipolar disorder with comorbid alcoholism

Detailed Description

Bipolar affective disorder is a medical illness with substantial morbidity and mortality. Further fueling the severity of this illness is the substantial co-occurrence with substance abuse that togeth...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18-65
  • DSM-IV criteria for manic episode based on the SCID (Spitzer 1996)
  • DSM-IV criteria for alcohol dependence or abuse based on the SCID. Meeting criteria for polysubstance dependence or abuse will not be exclusionary.
  • Alcohol dependence/abuse confirmed by corroboration.
  • Negative urine pregnancy test l

Exclusion

  • Inability to give informed consent
  • Liver function tests greater than 3X the upper limit of normal
  • History of adverse reaction to divalproex sodium or olanzapine
  • History of seizure other than directly associated with prior alcohol withdrawal
  • History of major head trauma with LOC \> 5 minutes or skull fracture
  • History of hypertension, neurologic illness
  • Active hepatitis, hepatic encephalopathy, or history of pancreatitis
  • Not practicing a reliable form of birth control

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00221481

End Date

March 1 2006

Last Update

June 1 2015

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UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095