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NCT Number: NCT00314184

Quetiapine Fumarate Bipolar Maintenance Monotherapy

This is a multicenter, randomized, parallel-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of quetiapine and lithium (comparator in the study) for up to 104 weeks of maintenance treatment in adult patients with Bipolar I Disorder.

PLEASE NOTE: Seroquel SR and Seroquel XR refer to the same formulation. The SR designation was changed to XR after consultation with FDA.

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Key information

Conditions

Bipolar Disorder Bipolar and Related Disorders Mental Disorders Mood Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Research Site, Capital Federal, Argentina

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Signed informed consent
  • 18 years or older
  • A diagnosis of Bipolar I Disorder
  • Have a current manic, depressed or mixed episode
  • Have had a manic, depressed or mixed episode during the last 26 weeks that was treated with quetiapine
  • Female patients of childbearing potential must be using a reliable method of contraception

Exclusion criteria

  • Pregnancy
  • Substance or alcohol dependence at enrollment
  • Unstable thyroid function
  • Unstable Diabetes
  • Unstable or inadequately treated medical illness e.g., angina pectoris and hypertension
  • Use of an experimental drug within 30 days of enrollment

Treatment and study plan

Quetiapine fumarate

Drug

Other names: Seroquel

Primary outcomes

  1. Time from randomization to recurrence of a mood event

Secondary outcomes

  1. Time from randomization to recurrence of a manic event

  2. Time from randomization to recurrence of a depressed event

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

AstraZeneca

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Multicenter, Randomized, Parallel-Group, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Quetiapine Fumarate and Lithium as Monotherapy for up to 104 Weeks Maintenance Treatment of Bipolar I Disorder in Adult Patients

Acronym: SPaRCLe

Important dates

Study start
2005
Study completion
2007
First posted
Apr 13, 2006
Registry last updated
Dec 22, 2008

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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