Bipolar Disorders Clinical Trial
Official title:
Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Bipolar Patients With a Low Omega-3 Index and Reduced Heart Rate Variability: the "BIPO-3" Trial
Verified date | April 2013 |
Source | Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | Germany: Ethics Commission |
Study type | Interventional |
This study sets out to test the hypothesis that parameters of heart rate variability, as a non-invasive measure of cardiovascular risk, can be improved by the addition of omega-3 fatty acids in euthymic bipolar patients with a low omega-3 index and reduced heart rate variability.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 55 |
Est. completion date | April 2013 |
Est. primary completion date | June 2012 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 18 Years to 65 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects must meet the DSM-IV criteria for bipolar disorders, in remission 2. Age: 18 - 65 years 3. Low omega-3 index (<5%) 4. SDNN < 60 msec 5. Subjects must have adequate fluency in German or English to complete baseline and follow-up interviews and fill out the Beck Depression Inventory 6. Stable psychotropic medication for at least 2 weeks 7. Subjects must be able to give written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects for whom the intake of omega-3 fatty acids is indicated according to recent treatment guidelines 2. Patients on Warfarin 3. Subjects with any acute and life-threatening condition, such as collapse and shock, acute myocardial infarction, stroke, embolism 4. Subjects with significant medical comorbidity 5. Pregnant subjects - due to any possible teratogenic effects of EPAX 6015 TG and corn oil, respectively, on the fetus - and breastfeeding subjects. In addition, women of childbearing potential who will not practice a medically accepted method of contraception will be excluded 6. Subjects who, in the investigator's judgement, pose a current significant suicidal or homicidal risk or patients who will not likely be able to comply with the study protocol 7. Subjects fulfilling the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for current substance abuse |
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment
Country | Name | City | State |
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Germany | Department of Psychiatry, University of Munich | Munich | Bavaria |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich |
Germany,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | SDNN (msec) | at baseline and after 12 weeks | No | |
Secondary | LF/HF ratio | at baseline and after 12 weeks | No | |
Secondary | Time to new episode | study period (12 weeks) | No | |
Secondary | Mood Rating Scales | at baseline and after 12 weeks | No |
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