Bipolar Disorder (BPD) in Pregnancy: Predictors of Morbidity
Completed
Conditions studied: Pregnancy, Bipolar Disorder
In brief
Very little is known about the impact of pregnancy and the postpartum period on BPD. As a result, the investigators have little evidence on which to base treatment guidelines. The main goal of this study is to help fill this gap by finding the risk factors for BPD relapse during pregnancy and the postpartum period. The risk factors that the investigators will study include: 1. the severity of illness in the past 2. the type and severity of both recent and past stressors 3. any treatments received during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Other goals of the study are: 1. to see what effect, if any, illness or any medicines taken during pregnancy have on the baby's well-being at delivery 2. to see how pregnancy alters the way the body clears any medicines taken for BPD 3. to see how much of these medicines babies are exposed to during pregnancy or breast-feeding. The investigators believe that the information gathered in this study will lead to new treatment guidelines for BPD during pregnancy and the postpartum period that will improve outcomes for pregnant women with BPD and their babies.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00864370
- Run by
- Emory University
- People needed
- 237
- Starts
- 2005-05-01
- Expected to finish
- 2013-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2013-11-13
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Medically healthy adult women (ages 18-45) fulfilling DSM-IV criteria for BPD of any subtype who are ≥ 16 weeks gestation dated by last menstrual period (LMP)
- Able to give informed consent and comply with study procedures
You may not qualify if…
- Actively suicidal or homicidal
- Active substance use disorder within 6 months prior to enrollment
- Positive urine drug screen
- Hematocrit < 30
Where it is running
- Emory University Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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