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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/07/071455 [Registered on: 29/07/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 26/07/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cross Sectional Study 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   A study of various medications used in patients with bipolar depression like mood stabilizers, antipsychotics and antidepressants  
Scientific Title of Study   A prescription audit of mood stabilizers, antipsychotics and antidepressants in clinically stable patients with bipolar depression: a cross sectional study  
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Nithin Rajendran 
Designation  Post graduate student 
Affiliation  Government Medical College 
Address  Department of Pharmacology Government Medical College Patiala

Patiala
PUNJAB
147001
India 
Phone  9544441228  
Fax    
Email  dr.nithinr@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Neetu Sharma 
Designation  Assistant professor 
Affiliation  Government Medical College  
Address  Department of Pharmacology Government Medical College Patiala

Patiala
PUNJAB
147001
India 
Phone  9417075783  
Fax    
Email  drneetusharma1975@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Nithin Rajendran 
Designation  Post graduate student 
Affiliation  Government Medical College 
Address  Department of Pharmacology Government Medical College Patiala

Patiala
PUNJAB
147001
India 
Phone  9544441228  
Fax    
Email  dr.nithinr@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Government Medical College Patiala 147001 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr Nithin Rajendran 
Address  Department of Pharmacology Government Medical College Patiala Punjab-147001  
Type of Sponsor  Other [SELF] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Nithin Rajendran  Government Medical College   Department of Psychiatry Government Medical College Patiala 147001
Patiala
PUNJAB 
9544441228

dr.nithinr@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Government Medical College Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: F313||Bipolar disorder, current episodedepressed, mild or moderate severity,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  NIL  NIL 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  99.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1)Patients will be adults (aged 18 years and above) diagnosed with bipolar depression as per standardized diagnostic criteria (e.g., DSM-5).
2)Patients who will be medically stable.
3)Patients of either sex
4)Participants actively receiving treatment for bipolar depression during the study period.
5)Patients who will be accompanied by reliable informants.
6)Patients and informants who give written informed consent and are willing participate in the study. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1)Individuals with acute manic or depressive episodes, as the focus is on clinically stable patients.
2)Those with a history of recent hospitalizations or significant disruptions in treatment adherence, as these factors may act as confounders.
3)Patients with comorbid psychiatric conditions that significantly impact the assessment of bipolar depression prescription audit.
4)Participants unable or unwilling to provide informed consent.
5)Patients having insufficient data or records.
6)Pregnant and lactating women. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Prescription audit with respect to WHO core drug use indicators-
1.Prescribing indicators
2.Patient-care indicators
3.Health facility indicators 
2 Years 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Prevalence of polypharmacy  2 Years 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="93"
Sample Size from India="93" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   22/08/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="2"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   To study Prescription audit in clinically stable patients diagnosed with bipolar depression focusing on the usage of mood stabilizers, antipsychotics and antidepressants. All the patients of bipolar depression attending the OPD of Psychiatry in Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, will be screened according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. 
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