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Mood Stabilizer

Lithium for COVID-19

Phase 2
Waitlist Available
Led By Thomas Guttuso, Jr., MD
Research Sponsored by State University of New York at Buffalo
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up day 21
Awards & highlights

Summary

This trial will test if a small dose of lithium can help people who have ongoing symptoms after recovering from COVID-19. Initially, participants will receive different treatments for a few weeks. After that, all participants will receive lithium for a short period. The goal is to see if lithium can improve their symptoms by balancing brain chemicals.

Eligible Conditions
  • COVID-19

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~day 21
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and day 21 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Brain Fog Severity Scale
Fatigue Severity Scale
Secondary study objectives
Delayed Recall Test
Desire to Continue Therapy
Trigger Finger Disorder
+7 more

Side effects data

From 2012 Phase 4 trial • 46 Patients • NCT00596622
33%
headaches
11%
Increased appetite
11%
Drymouth
11%
dizziness
11%
heart palpitations
7%
blurred vision
7%
forgetfulness
7%
bad taste
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Study treatment Arm
Bipolar Participants Treated

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: LithiumExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Lithium 10mg po qd
Group II: PlaceboPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Placebo identically matching the lithium pills
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Lithium
2001
Completed Phase 4
~2470

Find a Location

Who is running the clinical trial?

State University of New York at BuffaloLead Sponsor
264 Previous Clinical Trials
52,050 Total Patients Enrolled
3 Trials studying COVID-19
61 Patients Enrolled for COVID-19
University at BuffaloLead Sponsor
132 Previous Clinical Trials
98,883 Total Patients Enrolled
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)NIH
342 Previous Clinical Trials
410,418 Total Patients Enrolled
21 Trials studying COVID-19
267,497 Patients Enrolled for COVID-19

Media Library

Lithium (Mood Stabilizer) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05618587 — Phase 2
COVID-19 Research Study Groups: Lithium, Placebo
COVID-19 Clinical Trial 2023: Lithium Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05618587 — Phase 2
Lithium (Mood Stabilizer) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05618587 — Phase 2
~18 spots leftby Sep 2025