Active clinical trials for "Bipolar Disorder"

The goals of this study are: A. To determine whether olanzapine can help patients with bipolar disorder who currently have mild to moderate mania. B. To assess the safety of olanzapine and any side effects that might be associated with it, as well as the quality of life and functioning of patients treated with olanzapine. C. To assess how olanzapine compares to divalproex.

There are two purposes for this project. Study 1 is intended to study the safety and efficacy of Lamotrigine in stabilizing the mood in all phases of pediatric bipolar disorder (Phases: mixed, manic, hypomanic, or depressed episodes) in 8-17 year old children. These children and adolescents must be treatment resistant (who failed on two adequate trials of mood stabilizing medications) to qualify for this study. Study 2 is aimed at examining brain activity and/or dysfunction before lamotrigine treatment, and to look for any alteration after lamotrigine treatment. Brain systems associated with attention and emotional processing will targeted.

A Placebo Controlled Study Evaluating Efficacy and Safety of Medication in Patients with Bipolar Disorder

This primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of topiramate compared with lithium or placebo in the treatment of acute manic or mixed episodes in patients with Bipolar I Disorder.

The purpose of this study is to learn if aripiprazole is effective in the treatment of patients with a history of bipolar disorder.

The primary objective is: To compare the efficacy of the association valproate-amisulpride (400 to 800 mg/day) to the association valproate-haloperidol (5 to 15 mg/day) in bipolar I patients suffering from a manic episode according to DSM IV TR (American Psychiatric Association [APA] 2000) and treated for a 3-month period. The secondary objectives are: To evaluate the clinical and biological safety of the association valproate-amisulpride to the association valproate-haloperidol; To assess the patient status 3 weeks and 3 months after inclusion; and To assess patient satisfaction at 3 months.

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of the medications, lithium (Eskalith®), valproate (Depakote®), and risperidone (Risperdal®) in treating children and adolescents with bipolar disorder or symptoms of mania.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of Bipolar Depression.

Olanzapine is currently marketed for the treatment of schizophrenia and acute manic episodes with bipolar 1 disorder. This Anti-obesity Agent is currently marketed for the management of obesity. In this study, the Anti-obesity Agent is being tested to see if it can treat weight gain that may be associated with taking olanzapine. The purposes of this study are to determine the safety of olanzapine when given in combination with the Anti-obesity Agent and any side effects that might be associated with it and whether weight-gain agent can help treat weight gain that may be associated with taking olanzapine.

The primary objective of this trial was to characterize the long-term (up to 40 weeks) safety and tolerability of asenapine in bipolar I disorder subjects who had not completely responded to continuing treatment with lithium or valproic acid (VPA) for the treatment of an acute manic or mixed episodes upon enrollment into the 12-week lead-in trial, A7501008 (NCT00145470). The safety comparison was between the group receiving lithium or VPA and placebo against the group receiving lithium or VPA and asenapine, with the caveat that all subjects may have received benzodiazepine and/or antidepressant rescue medication as needed.