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Subjects suffering from bipolar disorders treated with specific medications will give their informed concent and will receive intravenously only one dose of Digoxin antibodies (Fab). Their response to this therapy will be measured accordingly.Previous medications will be not changed A base line serum Endogenous Digitalis-like Compounds (DLC)levels will be measured using a specific laboratory technique and these compounds will be measured at 6 and 24 hours after Fab therapy.
Patients also will be followed using clinical and psychological tests
Twenty subjects suffering from bipolar disorders treated with specific medications will give their informed concent and will included in the study. All will receive in an open study only one intravenously dose of Digoxin antibodies (Fab). Their response to this therapy will be measured accordingly.Previous medications will be not changed A base line serum Endogenous Digitalis-like Compounds (DLC)levels will be measured using a specific laboratory technique and these compounds will be measured at 6 and 24 hours after Fab therapy.
Patients also will be followed using clinical and psychological tests
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| digibind | Experimental | Injection of digibind and psychological tests |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digibind (Fab) | Drug | Intravenous Digibind (Digoxin Antibodies-Fab) is delivered only once in 30-45 minutes to patients after receiving the informed concent. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| improvement | 24 hours |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Ehaud Klein, Professor | Rambam Health Care Campus | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rambam Health Care Campus | Haifa | Israel |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001714 | Bipolar Disorder |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000068105 | Bipolar and Related Disorders |
| D019964 | Mood Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| C050199 | digoxin antibodies Fab fragments |
| D007140 | Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D007128 | Immunoglobulin Fragments |
| D010446 | Peptide Fragments |
| D010455 | Peptides |
| D000602 | Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins |
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| D007136 | Immunoglobulins |
| D007162 | Immunoproteins |
| D001798 | Blood Proteins |
| D011506 | Proteins |
| D012712 | Serum Globulins |
| D005916 | Globulins |