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Light Therapy in Patients With Bipolar Depression: A Randomized Controlled Study

A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effect of Bright Light Therapy Combined With Mood Stabilizers in Acute Bipolar Depression

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR-INR-17013250
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2017-11-05
Start date
2017-11-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-11-06

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Conditions

Bipolar Disorder

Interventions

1:Bright Light Therapy Combined With Mood Stabilizers
2:dim Red Light Therapy Combined With Mood Stabilizers

Sponsors

Peking University Sixth Hospital (Peking University Institute of Mental Health)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. aged 18 to 65 years; 2. Meet with the DSM-IV diagnosis of Bipolar I or II Disorder and a current depressive episode; 3. The duration time less than one year,untreated by systematic antidepressant and HAMD score =17 points at baseline; 4. Based on patients'symptoms, treating Bipolar disorder with quetiapine monotherapy, or quetiapine combined with valproate, or quetiapine combined with lithium, in which the daily dose of quetiapine ranging from 100mg to 400mg and the dose of valproate and lithium being fixed for at least 2 weeks.;Inclusion criteria: 1. aged 18 to 65 years; 2. Meet with the DSM-IV diagnosis of Bipolar I or II Disorder and a current depressive episode; 3. The duration time less than one year,untreated by systematic antidepressant and HAMD score =17 points at baseline; 4. Based on patients'symptoms, treating Bipolar disorder with quetiapine monotherapy, or quetiapine combined with valproate, or quetiapine combined with lithium, in which the daily dose of quetiapine ranging from 100mg to 400mg and the dose of valproate and lithium being fixed for at least 2 weeks.;Inclusion criteria: 1. aged 18 to 65 years; 2. Meet with the DSM-IV diagnosis of Bipolar I or II Disorder and a current depressive episode; 3. The duration time less than one year,untreated by systematic antidepressant and HAMD score =17 points at baseline; 4. Based on patients'symptoms, treating Bipolar disorder with quetiapine monotherapy, or quetiapine combined with valproate, or quetiapine combined with lithium, in which the daily dose of quetiapine ranging from 100mg to 400mg and the dose of valproate and lithium being fixed for at least 2 weeks.;Inclusion criteria: 1. aged 18 to 65 years; 2. Meet with the DSM-IV diagnosis of Bipolar I or II Disorder and a current depressive episode; 3. The duration time less than one year,untreated by systematic antidepressant and HAMD score =17 points at baseline; 4. Based on patients'symptoms, treating Bipolar disorder with quetiapine monotherapy, or quetiapine combined with valproate, or quetiapine combined with lithium, in which the daily dose of quetiapine ranging from 100mg to 400mg and the dose of valproate and lithium being fixed for at least 2 weeks.;Inclusion criteria: 1. aged 18 to 65 years; 2. Meet with the DSM-IV diagnosis of Bipolar I or II Disorder and a current depressive episode; 3. The duration time less than one year,untreated by systematic antidepressant and HAMD score =17 points at baseline; 4. Based on patients'symptoms, treating Bipolar disorder with quetiapine monotherapy, or quetiapine combined with valproate, or quetiapine combined with lithium, in which the daily dose of quetiapine ranging from 100mg to 400mg and the dose of valproate and lithium being fixed for at least 2 weeks.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. YMRS score=12 points at baseline; 2. high suicide risk; 3. previous ineffective for quetiapine or not tolerate to quetiapine; 4. received magnified electroconvulsive therapy orRepetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the past 3 months; 5. significant medical illness such as diabetes mellitus,heart failure, renal failure, severe liver function abnormalities,hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism; 6. pregnant or breast-feeding 7. with eye contact disease (cataract, glaucoma, high myopia, retinal detachment, optic atrophy, macular degeneration, etc.); 8. others, sucn as apastia, negativism or stupor.;Exclusion criteria: 1. YMRS score=12 points at baseline; 2. high suicide risk; 3. previous ineffective for quetiapine or not tolerate to quetiapine; 4. received magnified electroconvulsive therapy orRepetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the past 3 months; 5. significant medical illness such as diabetes mellitus,heart failure, renal failure, severe liver function abnormalities,hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism; 6. pregnant or breast-feeding 7. with eye contact disease (cataract, glaucoma, high myopia, retinal detachment, optic atrophy, macular degeneration, etc.); 8. others, sucn as apastia, negativism or stupor.;Exclusion criteria: 1. YMRS score=12 points at baseline; 2. high suicide risk; 3. previous ineffective for quetiapine or not tolerate to quetiapine; 4. received magnified electroconvulsive therapy orRepetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the past 3 months; 5. significant medical illness such as diabetes mellitus,heart failure, renal failure, severe liver function abnormalities,hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism; 6. pregnant or breast-feeding 7. with eye contact disease (cataract, glaucoma, high myopia, retinal detachment, optic atrophy, macular degeneration, etc.); 8. others, sucn as apastia, negativism or stupor.;Exclusion criteria: 1. YMRS score=12 points at baseline; 2. high suicide risk; 3. previous ineffective for quetiapine or not tolerate to quetiapine; 4. received magnified electroconvulsive therapy orRepetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the past 3 months; 5. significant medical illness such as diabetes mellitus,heart failure, renal failure, severe liver function abnormalities,hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism; 6. pregnant or breast-feeding 7. with eye contact disease (cataract, glaucoma, high myopia, retinal detachment, optic atrophy, macular degeneration, etc.); 8. others, sucn as apastia, negativism or stupor.;Exclusion criteria: 1. YMRS score=12 points at baseline; 2. high suicide risk; 3. previous ineffective for quetiapine or not tolerate to quetiapine; 4. received magnified electroconvulsive therapy orRepetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the past 3 months; 5. significant medical illness such as diabetes mellitus,heart failure, renal failure, severe liver function abnormalities,hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism; 6. pregnant or breast-feeding 7. with eye contact disease (cataract, glaucoma, high myopia, retinal detachment, optic atrophy, macular degeneration, etc.); 8. others, sucn as apastia, negativism or stupor.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Hamilton Depression Scale;Young Mania Rating Scale;16-item Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology, Self-report (QIDS-SR16);Clinical Global Impression;Hypomania Symptom Checklist-32;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Social Disability Screening Schedule;assessment of the neurocognition;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYantao Ma;Yantao Ma;Yantao Ma;Yantao Ma;Yantao Ma ;;;;

Peking University Sixth Hospital (Peking University Institute of Mental Health);Peking University Sixth Hospital (Peking University Institute of Mental Health);Peking University Sixth Hospital (Peking University Institute of Mental Health);Peking University Sixth Hospital (Peking University Institute of Mental Health);Peking University Sixth Hospital (Peking University Institute of Mental Health)

mayantao@bjmu.edu.cn;mayantao@bjmu.edu.cn;mayantao@bjmu.edu.cn;mayantao@bjmu.edu.cn;mayantao@bjmu.edu.cn+86 13810720564;+86 13810720564;+86 13810720564;+86 13810720564;+86 13810720564

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026