Status:

RECRUITING

mHealth Estimate-based Algorithms Signaling Upcoming Recurrence of Episodes in Bipolar Disorders

Lead Sponsor:

VA Office of Research and Development

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Center for PTSD

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Conditions:

Bipolar Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Veterans with bipolar disorders (BD) experience recurrent and seemingly unpredictable periods of severe impairments in psychosocial functioning, such as participation in social roles and activities. M...

Detailed Description

Veterans with bipolar disorders (BD) experience recurrent and seemingly unpredictable periods of severe impairments in psychosocial functioning, which lead to poor outcomes over their lifetime, such a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Veteran participants will have a confirmed primary diagnosis of a Bipolar I Disorder, Bipolar II Disorder or Other Specified Bipolar Disorder (i.e., those with major depressive episodes and hypomania that meets all episode criteria but for duration) based on the clinical Interview for DSM-5-Research Version (SCID-5-RV), medical chart review and consensus procedure directed by the PI
  • All Veteran participants will endorse presence of at least one bipolar episode in the last 12 months based on the interview and/or medical chart information
  • All Veteran participants will own a smartphone capable of running all study apps
  • All participants will be age 18 years or older
  • All participants will be fluent in English
  • All Veteran participants will be able to demonstrate capacity for consent (see below) and have no active court-appointed legal guardianship precluding ability to provide consent
  • Focus group participants will be active Minneapolis VAHCS providers and administrators who are either actively engaged in care for Veterans with BD or involved in administrative roles overseeing mental health care of Veterans within Minneapolis VAHCS

Exclusion

  • Presence of a major neurocognitive disorder or neurological disorder, such as Alzheimer's dementia, vascular dementia, Parkinson's disease, etc.
  • Impaired global cognition (MoCA score \< 20 for in-person assessment, or equivalent score on "blind" MoCA for virtual assessments)
  • Presence of physical conditions preventing use of smartphone apps Lack of capacity to provide informed consent
  • Age \< 18 years
  • No exclusion for focus group participants as their VA status employment will be taken to indicate age of majority, intact global cognition, etc.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 10 2024

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 30 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06204705

Start Date

September 10 2024

End Date

September 30 2027

Last Update

August 28 2025

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Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55417-2309

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