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Efficacy and Safety of Magnesium Vitamin B6 in First Episode Bipolar Disorder

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Mass General Brigham

Status and phase

Enrolling
Phase 2

Conditions

Bipolar I Disorder
Depression, Anxiety
Stress

Treatments

Drug: Magnesium vitamin B6
Drug: Placebo

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05837104
2022P001911

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled proof-of-concept clinical trial to assess the efficacy and safety of Magnesium-vitamin B6in combination with treatment as usual for treating symptoms of depression, stress, and anxiety in patients with first episode bipolar I disorder.

Full description

After a first episode of bipolar disorder, subsequent depressive and anxiety symptoms can pose a major challenge to an individual's recovery early in the illness. Individuals often have depressive and anxiety symptoms for a significant proportion of their time. These mood and anxiety symptoms are associated with higher risk for relapse, chronicity and disability. Previous studies have shown that the combination of Magnesium-vitamin B6 has beneficial effects on stress, and depressive and anxiety symptoms. This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial will assess the benefits of Magnesium-vitamin B6 in combination with treatment as usual (standard of clinical care) on depressive and anxiety symptoms and stress in individuals with bipolar disorder in the early phase of illness. In addition, the investigators aim to assess the effects of Magnesium-vitamin B6 on brain free [Mg2+] and energy metabolism, observed to be altered in bipolar disorder, measured by in vivo 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy (31P MRS). Magnesium is a promising targeted intervention for bipolar disorder given its significant effects on energy metabolism.

Enrollment

40 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 45 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Persons between the ages of 18 and 45
  • DSM V diagnosis of bipolar I disorder, onset of illness in the last 7 years
  • Minimum of two of the following symptoms on the Hamilton Rating Scale of Depression HAM-D (HAM-D, 17 item): depressed mood, feelings of guilt, anxiety-psychic, anxiety-somatic, somatic symptoms-general, somatic symptoms-gastrointestinal; with HAM-D total scores of 15 or lower.
  • Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) scores of less than 15
  • Ability to sign informed consent.
  • Stable disorder and no change in psychiatric medications within 2 weeks of screening and expected to not require addition of any new psychiatric medications during the duration of the 4 weeks of the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • Unable to sign informed consent.
  • Persons weighing over 350lbs.
  • Declines to participate.
  • Bipolar NOS, Cyclothymia, or Schizoaffective Bipolar type.
  • 2 or more manic symptoms that meet DSM-V criteria.
  • Persons of childbearing potential who are not using a medically accepted means of contraception.
  • Persons who are deemed a serious suicide or homicide risk.
  • Unstable medical illness, including cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, respiratory, endocrine, neurological, or hematological disease.
  • The following DSM-V diagnoses: 1) substance use disorders, including alcohol, active within 2 months; 2) schizophrenia; 3) delusional disorder; 4) psychotic disorders not otherwise specified; 5) schizoaffective disorder; 6) acute bereavement; 7) severe borderline or antisocial personality disorder.
  • Persons meeting criteria for bipolar mixed episode.
  • Exposure to levodopa, quinidine, and proton-pump inhibitors within 3 months prior to screening.
  • Severe hypomagnesemia (serum magnesium of 0.45 mmol/L).
  • Persons who have taken an investigational psychotropic drug within the past 6 months unless the investigational drug was a one-time dose.
  • Seizure disorder.
  • Dietary supplements including SAMe, St. John's Wort, DHEA, Inositol, and Ginko biloba.
  • Previous treatment with the following procedures: vagus nerve stimulation, or deep brain stimulation.
  • Have a history of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) or transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) within the last 3 months.
  • Have any medical condition that would prevent blood draws.
  • Have a history of significant head injury.
  • Individuals with galactose intolerance, total lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption syndrome (rare hereditary diseases)
  • Individuals with allergies to magnesium citrate anhydrous, pyridoxine hydrochloride or any of the other components of Magne B6

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Triple Blind

40 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Magnesium vitamin B6
Experimental group
Description:
Magnesium vitamin B6 (MagnéVie B6®) composed of Magnesium citrate (100mg) and Pyridoxine hydrochloride (10mg) in tablet form, taken three times daily for four weeks.
Treatment:
Drug: Magnesium vitamin B6
Placebo
Placebo Comparator group
Description:
Placebo tablet will be taken three times daily for four weeks.
Treatment:
Drug: Placebo

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

Virginie-Anne Chouinard, M.D.; Kyle Cuklanz, B.S.

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