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Adjunctive Use of Celecoxib in the Treatment of Bipolar Postpartum Depression

A Phase 3 interventional study of Celecoxib and Placebo in Bipolar Disorder and Postpartum Depression, sponsored by London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's. Terminated at 1 site in Canada. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 45 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-01-20.

Sponsored by London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Difficulty recruiting participants because principal investigator noticed that the participants in the population were responding well to low doses of mood stabilizers and therefor would not be recruited into the study.
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 45 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

The investigators will conduct a 6-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of celecoxib as an add-on treatment to the mood stabilizer among women with bipolar I or II postpartum depression. Women who are taking a mood stabilizer for treatment of bipolar disorder in the postpartum treatment will receive either a placebo or celecoxib add-on treatment. Patients will be monitored regularly to assess psychiatric symptoms and side effects. The investigators aim to evaluate the potential antidepressant effect of celecoxib in bipolar postpartum depression.

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Conditions studied

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In context

Depression, Postpartum

528 studies on the registry are indexed under Depression, Postpartum; 124 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 1 is below the median of 105 across 425 interventional studies indexed under Depression, Postpartum.

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Lead sponsor

London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's is the lead sponsor of 309 studies on the registry; 126 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 45 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • women aged 18-45 who are within 3 months of delivering a healthy, term (37 to 40 weeks) singleton
  • diagnosis of bipolar postpartum depression - depressed with peripartum onset
  • have a 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression score of >18
  • have failed to respond to an adequate trial of the mood stabilizer
  • are currently not on any psychotropic drug except a mood stabilizer (lithium, lamotrigine or quetiapine)
  • are able to communicate (written and oral) in English and capable of giving consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • current major depressive episode of more than 6 months duration
  • a current comorbid psychiatric disorder
  • history of alcohol or substance abuse within the 12 months before screening
  • concurrent psychotherapy
  • high risk for suicide (actively suicidal or a score of = 3 on item #3 on HAM-D)
  • current hepatic, renal, or cardiac disease, chronic pain, coagulation disorders, esophageal or gastro duodenal ulceration within the previous 30 days
  • known immediate-type hypersensitivity to COX-2 inhibitors, sulfonamides, ibuprofen, or diclofenac
  • breastfeeding mothers
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator)
Enrollment
1 participant (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Celecoxib

    Adjunct celecoxib in 6 week treatment

    Drug: Celecoxib

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Adjunct placebo in 6 week treatment

    Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • DrugCelecoxib

    Adjunct celecoxib

    Also known as: Celebrex

  • DrugPlacebo

    Adjunct placebo

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D)

    To assess the effectiveness of the addition of celecoxib in the treatment of bipolar postpartum depression by the change in mean scores on the HAM-D between baseline and the 6 weeks endpoint. Response will be a \> 50% reduction in HAM-D score and remission will be a \< 7 HAM-D score from baseline to week 6.

    Time frame: 6 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Montgomery Asberg Depression Scale

    To assess the effectiveness of the addition of celecoxib in the treatment of bipolar postpartum depression as measured by the change in the mean scores on the Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale between baseline and the study termination endpoint.

    Time frame: 6 weeks

  2. Udvalg for Kliniske Undersogelser Scale

    To assess the tolerability of celecoxib in women with bipolar postpartum depression as assessed by the Udvalg for Kliniske Undersogelser Scale.

    Time frame: 6 weeks

  3. Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)

    To assess the effectiveness of the addition of celecoxib in the treatment of bipolar postpartum depression as measured by the mean change in scores on the EPDS between baseline and the study termination endpoint.

    Time frame: 6 weeks

  4. Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI)

    To assess the effectiveness of the addition of celecoxib in the treatment of bipolar postpartum depression as measured by the change in scores on the CGI between baseline and the study termination endpoint.

    Time frame: 6 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • Parkwood Institute, Mental Health Care Buildling
    London, Ontario N6C 0A7, Canada
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — A data sharing agreement will be in place between Lawson Health Research Institute and The National Institute for Mental Health Research.

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 20, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02726659
Lead sponsor
London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 4, 2016
Start date
May 2016
Primary completion
Jan 16, 2019
Completion
Jan 16, 2019
Last update
Jan 20, 2022

Study contacts

Verinder Sharma, MB BS
principal investigator · London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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