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Awarded Trial: 05T-681

Grant ID

05T-681

Illness

Bipolar Depression

Primary Drug/Intervention

Levetiracetam

Primary Dosage

2000 mg/day

Secondary Drug Intervention

N/A

Secondary Dosage

N/A

Other Drug/Intervention

N/A

Other Dosage

N/A

Status

Completed

Investigator

Bhagwagar

Sample Size

50

Duration of Study Period for Each Subject

6 weeks

Outcome Measurements

HDRS, YMRS, MADRS

Results

Thirty-two patients with bipolar depression were treated with levetiracetam up to 2000 mg/d or placebo for 6 weeks. No differences were found on any measures between the two groups.

Publication

Saricicek A, Maloney K, Muralidharan A et al. Levetiracetam in the management of bipolar depression: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. J Clin Psychiatry 2010 Oct 19 [Epub ahead of print].

Link

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21034692

PI Name

Zubin Bhagwagar

Degree

MD

Center

N/A

Institution

Yale University School of Medicine

Address

34 Park Street

City or Town

New Haven

State or Province

CT

Zip or Postal Code

6511

Country

USA

Email Address

zubin.bhagwagar@yale.edu