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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/10/074624 [Registered on: 03/10/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 25/09/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   A single blind randomised controlled trial comparing the efficacy and safety of low dose cariprazine vs olanzapine-fluoxitine combination in patients with bipolar depression-II 
Scientific Title of Study   A single blind randomised controlled trial to determine the relative efficacy and safety of low dose cariprazine vs olanzapine-fluoxitine fixed dose combination in patients with acute bipolar depression-II 
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 Avi jindal 
Designation  Juniour resident 
Affiliation  Government medical college and Rajindra hospital Patiala 
Address  Room no 3 department of psychiatry Government medical college and Rajindra hospital patiala147001 Sangrur road Punjab India
Hno 77 Bank colony Patiala 147001 Punjab India
Patiala
PUNJAB
147001
India 
Phone  7888416799  
Fax    
Email  aviijindal97@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr.Rajnish raj 
Designation  Professor and head 
Affiliation  Government medical college and Rajindra hospital Patiala 
Address  Room no 1 Department of psychiatry Government medical college and Rajindra hospital Patiala 147001Sangrur road PUNJAB India
Model deaddiction centre Rajindra hospital Patiala 147001 Sangrur road Punjab India
Patiala
PUNJAB
147001
India 
Phone  9814913599  
Fax    
Email  Profheadpsy@yahoo.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Rohit garg 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  Government medical college and Rajindra hospital Patiala 
Address  Room no 10 Department of psychiatry Government medical college and Rajindra hospital Patiala 147001 Sangrur road Punjab India
New sst nagar Rajpura road Patiala 147001 Punjab India
Patiala
PUNJAB
147001
India 
Phone  9888145477  
Fax    
Email  jrpsychiatry@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of psychiatry Government medical college and Rajindra hospital Patiala 147001 Sangrur road India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Government medical college Patiala Punjab 
Address  Government Medical College Rajindra hospital Patiala 147001 Sangrur road Punjab India 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
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 Avi jindal  Government medical college Patiala  Room no 3 Department of psychiatry Government medical college and Rajindra hospital Patiala 147001 Sangrur road Punjab India
Patiala
PUNJAB 
7888416799

aviijindal97@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE GOVT. MEDICAL COLLEGE PATIALA  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  A single blinded randomised controlled trial to determine the relative efficacy and safety of low dose cariprazine   Group A will be recieving low dose cariprazine 1.5-3mg per day by oral route, once daily, till 8 weeks. Their sociodemographic data will be recorded through various parameters like YMRS,BDRS,CGI-BP,WHOQoL-Brefscore,Body weight(KG), Height(m), BMI(kg/msq), BP(mmHg), Fasting lipid profile which includes-TC,TG,LDL,VLDL,HDL,TG:HDL,TC:HDL,Fasting blood sugar HBA1C,ESRS Score, ADR reporting details. All these are done at 1st visit(Baseline), visit 2(week 2), visit3(week 4), visit 4(week 6), visit 5(week 8). Total duration of study will be 8 weeks. 
Comparator Agent  Olanzapine fluoxitine fixed dose combination in patients with Acute bipolar depresion-II  Group B will be recieveng olanzapine fluoxitine combination 5/20mg-10/40mg per day by oral route, once daily,for 8 weeks.Their sociodemographic data will be recorded through various parameters like YMRS,BDRS,CGI-BP,WHOQoL-Brefscore,Body weight(KG), Height(m), BMI(kg/msq), BP(mmHg), Fasting lipid profile which includes-TC,TG,LDL,VLDL,HDL,TG:HDL,TC:HDL,Fasting blood sugar HBA1C,ESRS Score, ADR reporting details. All these are done at 1st visit(Baseline), visit 2(week 2), visit3(week 4), visit 4(week 6), visit 5(week 8). Total duration of study will be 8 weeks. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Patients in the age group of 18 to 65 years.
2. Patients suffering from acute bipolar-II depression as per ICD-11 criteria.
3. Patients who will be medically stable.
4. Patients who will be accompanied by reliable informants.
5. Patients and informants who give written informed consent and are willing
participate in the study.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Patients who have associated medical illness, which could affect the course of
illness e.g., T2DM, hypertension, pulmonary/cardiovascular/renal illnesses.
2. History of substance use disorder in the last six months.
3. Patient on other psychiatric medication which may interfere in assessing
treatment response by the principal drug:-
a. Mood stabalizers, e.g., Lithium, Divalproex, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine.
b. Other Antipsychotics, e.g., Quetiapine, Lurasidone, Risperidone,
Amisulpiride, etc.
c. Other Antidepressants, e.g., SSRIs other than Fluoxetine, SNRIs and
atypical antidepressants.
For this purpose, a 2-week washout period for any of the above drugs will be
carried out with the permission and written consent of patient and caregiver.
4. Any other co-morbid psychiatric illness.
5. Patients requiring multiple psychotropics (except adjunct medication i.e. BZD/
Propranolol).
6. Pregnant and Breastfeeding females.
7. Patients with Intellectual disability.
8. Patients with history of epilepsy, or other organic/ neurological disorder.
9. Hypersensitivity to low-dose Cariprazine or OFC as applicable.
10.Refusal to give written informed consent.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Other 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To compare the therapeutic efficacy of low-dose Cariprazine and OFC in acute
bipolar-II depression 
Therapeutic efficacy will be determined in the visit one(baseline), week 2, week 4, week 6, week 8 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To compare the at-risk metabolic factors in terms of side effect profile due to lowdose Cariprazine an  Therapeutic efficacy will be determined in the visit one(baseline), week 2, week 4, week 6, week 8 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="140"
Sample Size from India="140" 
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   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   06/10/2024 
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="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
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   Bipolar disorder is a complex psychiatric illness characterized by the presence of alternating episodes of mania or hypomania and depression. While both manic and depressive episodes can have significant impact on an individual’s life, depression is a particularly challenging aspect of bipolar disorder. Bipolar depression is associated with high rates of morbidity, disability and suicide. One of the most effective treatment options available for bipolar depression is Olanzapine-Fluoxetine Fixed-dose Combination (OFC) as per the standard international guidelines. However, it causes significant weight gain, and cardio-vascular morbidity which decreases compliance. Effective treatment options for this aspect are urgently needed, which includes the recently US Food and Drug Administration (US-FDA) approved drug for bipolar depression, that is low-dose Cariprazine. The aim of this study will be to compare the efficacy and safety of two drugs i.e., low-dose Cariprazine and OFC in patients with acute Bipolar-II depression It will be a hospitalbased, interventional, comparative and prospective follow-up, single-blind randomized trial (N=140). Patients will be taken from both OPD and IPD of Psychiatry Department of G.M.C. and Rajindra Hospital, Patiala. They will be divided into two groups of 70 each. Group A (low-dose Cariprazine) and Group B (OFC) will Page 13 of 92 be evaluated at baseline, 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 6 weeks and 8 weeks. Primary outcome measures will be therapeutic response on Bipolar Depression Rating Scale (BDRS) and Clinical Global Impressions- Bipolar (CGI-BP) scales and improvement in quality of life on the World Health Organization Quality of Life- Brief version (WHOQoL-Bref). Secondary outcome will be treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs) including physical parameters of body weight (kg), body mass index (BMI), blood pressure (BP), lab investigations of fasting blood sugar (FBS), fasting lipid profile (FLP) and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), manic switch on Young‟s Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), extrapyramidal adverse effects on ESRS score and other adverse events on the Indian Pharmacopoeia ADR reporting form. Data will be analyzed by relevant tests wherever applicable at statistically significant p value <0.05. 
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