Overview

Suicide Prevention by Lithium - the Lithium Intervention Study

Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2006-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine the proposed suicide preventive effects of lithium in a randomized controlled trial within a group of individuals with depressive disorders. The hypothesis being tested is that lithium treatment will significantly reduce the risk for another suicide attempt.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
University of Schleswig-Holstein
Collaborators:
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Sanofi
Technische Universität Dresden
University of Bonn
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
Treatments:
Lithium Carbonate