New math formula could make lithium blood tests more flexible for bipolar patients
NCT ID NCT07306039
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new method called eLi12 that estimates lithium levels in the blood even when the blood test isn't taken exactly 12 hours after the last dose. Researchers want to see if 200 people with bipolar disorder can reliably record when they took their lithium, and whether eLi12 gives more consistent results than standard tests. The goal is to make lithium monitoring more convenient for patients and clinicians.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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, the outpatient clinic for affective disorders at Randers Psychiatric hospital, or the outpatient clinic for affective disorders at Gødstrup Psychiatric hospital 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.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinic for Bipolar Disorder, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry
Aarhus, Denmark
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Psychiatric Hospital Gødstrup
Herning, Denmark
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Psychiatric Hospital Randers
Randers, Denmark
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