Status:

COMPLETED

Does Sleep Quality Change After Switch From Wellbutrin SR to Wellbutrin XL in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder?

Lead Sponsor:

Queen's University

Conditions:

Mood Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

Wellbutrin (bupropion) is an effective antidepressant (Thase, M 2005). It exists in instant release (IR), sustained release (SR) and extended release (XL) forms. The IR formulation was never approved ...

Detailed Description

Wellbutrin SR formulation cannot be given as more than 150 mg as a single dose and higher doses are commonly required for the treatment of depression; they also have to be given at least 8 hours apart...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Signed Patient Informed Consent;
  • Patients with Major Depressive Disorders (DSM-IV-TR - criteria used);
  • Out-patients;
  • Males or females over 18 years of age;
  • Patients currently using Wellbutrin SR.

Exclusion

  • Bipolar Disorder patients;
  • Actively suicidal patients;
  • Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective or other Psychotic Disorder;
  • Pregnant women, as by pregnancy test at the beginning of the study;
  • Women in childbearing age, refusing to use appropriate contraception, or breastfeeding mothers;
  • Patients with known hypersensitivity to bupropion;
  • Patients with severe or unstable medical conditions, which in the opinion of the investigator would interfere with their progress or safety;
  • ECT or TMS treatments within the last three months;
  • Patients who did not respond to previous treatment with bupropion;
  • Patients with history of seizure disorder;
  • Patients with history of eating disorders (e.g. bulimia, anorexia nervosa);
  • Patients using sleep aiding medication (Benzodiazepines, barbiturates).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00616915

Start Date

January 1 2007

End Date

January 1 2010

Last Update

December 16 2015

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Providence Care Mental Health Services

Kingston, Ontario, Canada, L7L 4X3