Status:

COMPLETED

Understanding Treatment Adherence Among Individuals With Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder

Lead Sponsor:

Case Western Reserve University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Conditions:

Bipolar Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

This study will examine how various factors, such as psychiatric symptoms, gender, quality of life, and attitudes toward medication, affect treatment adherence in individuals with rapid cycling bipola...

Detailed Description

Bipolar Disorder (BPD), also known as manic-depressive illness, is a disorder that causes frequent shifts in an individual's mood, energy, and ability to function. An individual with BPD may go throug...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Clinical diagnosis of rapid cycling variant of bipolar disorder type I; diagnosed 2 to 20 years prior to study entry
  • Has experienced an index depressive episode
  • Received treatment with medication to stabilize mood for at least 6 months prior to study entry
  • Lives in the Northeast Ohio area and is a patient at either Northeast Ohio Health Services or The Mood Disorders Clinic at University Hospitals of Cleveland

Exclusion

  • Unable/unwilling to participate in psychiatric interviews

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2004

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00183703

Start Date

July 1 2004

End Date

August 1 2007

Last Update

February 6 2019

Active Locations (2)

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Northeast Ohio Health Services

Beachwood, Ohio, United States, 44122

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University Hospitals of Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106