Status:

COMPLETED

Tamoxifen in Treatment of Acute Mania

Lead Sponsor:

Stanley Medical Research Institute

Conditions:

Bipolar Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Objective: Evidence indicates that the protein kinase C-PKC signaling cascade may be one of the direct targets in treatment of mania. The aim of this study is to investigate whether the PKC inhibitor-...

Detailed Description

Patients aged 18-65 years, diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder (BD), most recent episode manic or mixed, with or without psychotic features were admitted to the inpatient unit at the Dokuz Eylul Universit...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • diagnosis of BD I, most recent episode, manic or mixed,
  • ages 18-65,
  • Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) score \> 20 at screening and baseline,
  • providing written informed consent.

Exclusion

  • currently pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breast feeding,
  • history of any coagulopathies, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolus,
  • a history of hypersensitivity to tamoxifen,
  • drug screen positive for any drug of abuse at screening, active substance abuse in the past 2 weeks or substance dependence in the past 2 months (except nicotine and caffeine),
  • diagnosis of schizophrenia, dementia, delirium, seizure disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, or major cardiac, hepatic or renal disease that is unstable or that requires medical care,
  • administration of any other investigational drug in the last 30 days,
  • clinically significant suicidal or homicidal ideation.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

66 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00411203

Start Date

April 1 2003

End Date

June 1 2006

Last Update

July 31 2014

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Dokuz Eylül University, Department of Psychiatry

Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye), 35340