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Real-world Lithium Intake

Real-world Lithium Intake Measured by a Pillbox: A Clinical Study to Test Real-world Compliance With Lithium Treatment

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About This Trial

The aim of the present study is to study compliance with lithium therapy and patterns of lithium intake among a representative group of patients with bipolar disorder in a real-world clinical setting. This will be studied via a pill box that registers the daily time when the participant took the lithium tablet out of the pill box, representing a proxy for the actual lithium intake. Participants will receive a weekly phone call asking for several aspects of lithium intake.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: 1. Age ≥18 years 2. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder (ICD-10: F30-31) 3. Followed at the bipolar disorder outpatient clinic at AUHP 4. Treated with lithium (ATC-code: N05AN01) 5. Able to give informed oral and written consent. Who Should NOT Join This Trial: 1. Any coercive measure in the study period including patients in forensic psychiatry. 2. In a clinical condition where the treating clinician evaluates that the patient is not able to attend the research study. Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥18 years 2. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder (ICD-10: F30-31) 3. Followed at the bipolar disorder outpatient clinic at AUHP 4. Treated with lithium (ATC-code: N05AN01) 5. Able to give informed oral and written consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any coercive measure in the study period including patients in forensic psychiatry. 2. In a clinical condition where the treating clinician evaluates that the patient is not able to attend the research study.

Treatments Being Tested

OTHER

Lithium (LI) based on clinical indication

Participants have for 4 weeks a pill box registering the time for lithium intake. Weekly phone calls will assess whether patients can remember the time for lithium intake.

Locations (1)

Clinic for Bipolar Disorder, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry
Aarhus, Denmark