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Galantamine-CR and Cognitive Dysfunction in Bipolar Disorder

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00181636
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : September 16, 2005
Last Update Posted : April 24, 2007
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Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The purpose of the study is to determine whether the investigational drug galantamine-CR (Reminyl- Controlled Release capsule) is useful in improving problems with memory in bipolar patients with stable mood. This study is being done because a large proportion of patients with bipolar disorder experience significant memory problems, even when their mood is stable, after adequate treatment. These memory problems have been associated with poor daily social functioning. Studying galantamine-CR in this population may provide a new clinical way to combat memory problems in stable patients with bipolar disorder.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Bipolar Disorder Drug: Galantamine-CR Not Applicable

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Enrollment : 25 participants
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Actual Study Completion Date : October 2006

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MedlinePlus related topics: Bipolar Disorder

Arms and Interventions
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Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. neurocognitive testing at last study visit (18 weeks)

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 65 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for bipolar disorder
  • men or women aged 18-65
  • a baseline Hamilton-D17 score of < 10 at screen visit
  • a baseline YMRS score of < 10 at screen visit
  • no acute episodes of depression or mania for the previous 12 weeks.
  • written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with current suicidal ideation
  • Pregnant women or women of childbearing potential
  • Serious or unstable medical illness, including cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, respiratory, endocrine, neurologic or hematologic disease; History of seizure disorder, brain injury, any history of known neurological disease (multiple sclerosis, degenerative disease such as ALS, Parkinson disease and any movement disorders, etc)
  • History or current diagnosis of any of the following DSM-IV psychiatric illnesses: organic mental disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, psychotic disorders not otherwise specified, major depressive disorder, patients with mood congruent or mood incongruent psychotic features, patients with substance dependence disorders, including alcohol, active within the last 12 months
  • History of multiple adverse drug reactions
  • Patients with mood congruent or mood incongruent psychotic features Subjects who are active smokers or who stopped smoking less than 3 months prior to enrollment; Clinical or laboratory evidence of hypothyroidism
  • Patients who have had an episode of acute depression or mania during the 12 weeks prior to enrollment
  • Patients who have had electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) within the 6 months preceding enrollment
  • Patients with physical contraindications to magnetic resonance spectroscopy (ferrous surgical clips, cardiac pacemakers, ferrous prosthesis)
  • Patients taking any of the following medications: other cholinesterase inhibitors, succinylcholine, neuromuscular blocking agents, cholinergic agonists (e.g., bethanechol), cimetidine, ketoconazole, erythromycin, fluoxetine, paroxetine, and fluvoxamine
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Locations
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United States, Massachusetts
MGH Bipolar Clinic and Research Program
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
Sponsors and Collaborators
Massachusetts General Hospital
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Dan V Iosifescu, MD Massachusetts General Hospital
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00181636    
Other Study ID Numbers: 2003P-000030/24
First Posted: September 16, 2005    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: April 24, 2007
Last Verified: April 2007
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar and Related Disorders
Mental Disorders
Galantamine
Cholinesterase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
 Cholinergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Parasympathomimetics
Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Nootropic Agents