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The Evaluation and Follow-up of Patients With Bipolar Disorder

Launched by NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH (NIMH) · Nov 3, 1999

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Trial Information

Current as of July 27, 2024

Completed

Keywords

Life Charting Cerebrospinal Fluid Diagnostic Tests Cognitive Testing Course Of Illness Bipolar Disorder

Description

The purpose of this research protocol is to screen and enroll individuals who have bipolar disorder and to track each person's course of illness in order to study the long-term course of illness and to elucidate possible clinical and biological predictors of acute and sustained treatment response. As a part of this protocol, subjects will: systematically be administered psychiatric rating scales such as the life-chart method (LCM) for daily assessment of mood, sleep, and behavior; be asked to participate in non-invasive research procedures, such as blood drawing for measurement of thyroid a...

Gender

All

Eligibility criteria

  • Subjects must fulfill DSM-IV criteria for Bipolar I disorder (BPI), Bipolar II disorder (BPII), Bipolar Disorder not otherwise specified (BPNOS), or schizoaffective disorder bipolar type.
  • Subjects must be competent to comprehend the purpose of the study and to provide written informed consent and be willing to participate in detailed longitudinal follow-up.
  • Subjects will undergo complete psychiatric diagnostic interview (SCID--DSM-IV), medical, neurological, and laboratory examinations (as appropriate such as EKG, renal and liver function tests, serum electrolytes, urinalysis, HIV, hepatitis B, pregnancy testing, and urine drug screen for the presence of psychoactive drugs and drugs of abuse).
  • Subjects must be at least 18 years old.
  • Subjects should have no general medical illness that is primary (i.e. appears to be causing the mood disorder), or contraindicates the use of conventional and study medications under other protocols.
  • Women participants of child bearing potential must be nongravid, nonnursing, and using acceptable method of birth control such as intrauterine device, diaphragm with contraceptive foam, or condom with spermicide.
  • Subjects must not have alcohol or substance use or dependence of sufficient magnitude to require independent, concurrent treatment intervention (excluding self-help groups), i.e., hospitalization, day treatment programs, or counselor visits.

Attachments

readout_NCT00001652_2024-07-27.pdf

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NCT00001652_study_protocol.pdf

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About company

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

Contacts

JC

Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Locations

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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Timeline

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Trial launched

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Estimated completion

Not reported

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