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64 Bipolar Disorder Trials Near You
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This trial tests a telehealth therapy called IPSRT to help children at high risk of bipolar disorder due to having a bipolar parent. The therapy focuses on improving sleep and daily routines to prevent the disorder. The study will monitor outcomes over time. Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT) was specifically developed to manage stressful life events, improve disruptions in social and circadian rhythms, and has shown efficacy in treating bipolar disorder.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:12 - 18
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Bipolar I/II, Unstabilized Psychiatric, Developmental, CNS, Others
120 Participants Needed
Theta Burst Stimulation for Bipolar Disorder
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Bipolar Disorder (BD) is a common and highly debilitating psychiatric disorder, however, the predisposing brain mechanisms are poorly understood. Here, the investigators aim to examine the immediate effect of transcranial brain stimulation (TBS) on brain activity and emotions in adults with and without BD as a first stage toward understanding the predisposing brain mechanisms of BD. The investigators hypothesize that TBS will reduce brain activity while playing a game with rewards in all adults, but the TBS will reduce brain activity more in the adults with BD compared to adults without BD. Furthermore, the investigators hypothesize that this reduced brain activity will be associated with reduced BD symptoms, such as negative emotions.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:18 - 35
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Head Injury, Neurological Disorder, Epilepsy, Others
Must Be Taking:Mood Stabilizers
134 Participants Needed
Lorazepam for Psychosis
Ann Arbor, Michigan
The purpose of this study is to better understand mental illness and will test the hypotheses that while viewing affective stimuli, patient groups will show increased blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) signal by fMRI after lorazepam.
This study will enroll participants between the ages of 16 and 60, who have a psychotic illness (such as psychosis which includes conditions like schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and mood disorders). The study will also enroll eligible participants without any psychiatric illness, to compare their brains.
The study will require participants to have 3-4 sessions over a few weeks. The initial assessments (may be over two visits) will include a diagnostic interview and several questionnaires (qols) to assess eligibility. Subsequently, there will will be two separate functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) sessions in which lorazepam or placebo will be given prior to the MRI. During the fMRI the participants will also be asked to answer questions. Additionally, the participants will have their blood drawn, women of child bearing potential will have a urine pregnancy test, vital signs taken, and asked to complete more qols.
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Age:16 - 60
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Not Listed
232 Participants Needed
Exercise Programs for Severe Mental Illness
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This is a hybrid1, effectiveness-implementation study of yoga-based exercises (YE) as an adjunctive tool for rehabilitation among persons with Severe Mental Illness (SMI). The two-arm randomized controlled trial will compare the efficacy of YE compared to the Wellness Lifestyle Program (WLP). Primary outcomes of the study will be self-report and performance-based measures of community functioning, defined in the investigators study as social, leisure, employment, and life skills functioning in the community. Secondary outcomes will include cognition and physical fitness measures.
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No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:18 - 65
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Intellectual Disability, Angina, Myocardial Infarction, Others
112 Participants Needed
Low Amplitude Pulse Seizure Therapy for Suicidal Thoughts
Grand Rapids, Michigan
This protocol proposes an initial randomized clinical trial that includes all patients with suicidal ideation (SI) at baseline, and with SI as the primary outcome measure to examine whether Right Unilateral Low-Amplitude Pulse - Seizure Therapy (RUL LAP-ST) treatment has more magnitude and rate of remission of SI as conventional pulse amplitude Right Unilateral Electroconvulsive Therapy (RUL ECT) (based on our prior secondary analysis). Our central hypothesis is that RUL LAP-ST has significantly less cognitive/memory side effects (no memory side effects were noted in our prior studies for 500mA and 600mA) and thus is more favorable in terms of side effects compared to RUL conventional pulse amplitude ECT, while maintaining better anti-suicidal effect.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2, 3
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Pregnancy, Neurological Disorder, Dementia, Others
30 Participants Needed
Clozapine vs Risperidone for Psychosis
Chicago, Illinois
The CLOZAPINE study is designed as a multisite study across 5 sites and is a clinical trial, involving human participants who are prospectively assigned to an intervention. The study will utilize a stringent randomized, double-blinded, parallel group clinical trial design. B2 group will serve as psychosis control with risperidone as medication control. The study is designed to evaluate effect of clozapine on the B1 participants, and the effect that will be evaluated is a biomedical outcome. The study sample will be comprised of individuals with psychosis, including 1) schizophrenia, 2) schizoaffective disorder and 3) psychotic bipolar I disorder. The investigators plan to initially screen and recruit n=524 (from both the existing B-SNIP library and newly-identified psychosis cases, \~50% each) in order to enroll n=320 (B1 and B2) into the RCT.
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 4
Age:18 - 60
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Substance Abuse, Neurological Conditions, Others
Must Be Taking:Antipsychotics
524 Participants Needed
Cannabidiol for Bipolar Depression
Hamilton, Ontario
This trial is testing CBD, a chemical from the cannabis plant, to see if it can help people with bipolar depression who haven't responded to standard treatments. CBD might work by balancing brain chemicals that influence mood.
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Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:19 - 70
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Rapid Cycling, Psychotic Disorders, Others
Must Be Taking:Mood Stabilizers, Atypical Antipsychotics
360 Participants Needed
Smoking Cessation App for Mental Health Disorders
Buffalo, New York
This trial will test a new smartphone app called Quit on the Go, designed to help people with serious mental illness quit smoking. The study will compare this app to traditional methods, with both groups also using nicotine patches and gum. The goal is to see if the app helps more people quit smoking and if it is cost-effective.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Substance Use, Acute Psychosis, Pregnancy, Others
450 Participants Needed
Ketamine for Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Depression
Mississauga, Ontario
Growing evidence has supported rapid and robust antidepressant effects with subanesthetic doses of intravenous (IV) ketamine for treatment resistant depression (TRD). However, no completed or ongoing RCTs have evaluated the effects of repeated doses of IV ketamine for a homogenous sample of patients with treatment-resistant bipolar disorder depression (TRBD). The primary research goal is to determine the acute antidepressant efficacy, safety and tolerability of repeated sub-anesthetic maintenance doses of IV ketamine in, over a period of twelve weeks. Open-label ketamine infusions will be provided on a flexible schedule (every 2-4 weeks) with flexible dosing (0.5-1.0mg/kg over 40 minutes) titrated to optimize benefits, while minimizing the dosage and frequency over a 12-week extension period. All patients participating in this open-label study will have completed an acute course of infusions in a parent two-site, phase II, double-blinded midazolam-controlled RCT trial. In addition to this acute course of four infusions, a maximum of six infusions will be provided over the 12-week period. Secondary aims include evaluating effects of IV ketamine on suicidal ideations, quality of life, function and duration of effects. Herein, a two-site (University Health Network and Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences), single-arm, open label, 12-week extension trial evaluating the effects of flexibly-dosed adjunctive ketamine infusions for TRBD to maintain antidepressant effects in participants who achieved an antidepressant response (MADRS decrease by \>50%) or remission (MADRS \< 12) following an acute course of four ketamine infusions is proposed. The primary outcome will be Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) scores, determining by a linear mixed model from baseline to week 12. Secondary outcomes include evaluating response and remission rates, safety, tolerability (including treatment-emergent mania), and effects on suicidality, anxiety, quality of life, function and the duration of effects.
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No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:21 - 65
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Mania, Psychosis, Neurological Disorders, Others
Must Be Taking:Mood Stabilizers
60 Participants Needed
ABBV-932 for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Grayslake, Illinois
This trial tests a new medication called ABBV-932 to see how it works in the body and if it is safe for healthy adults and those with anxiety or bipolar disorder.
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Age:18 - 65
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Not Listed
72 Participants Needed
Ketamine for Bipolar Disorder
Toronto, Ontario
Growing evidence has supported rapid and robust antidepressant effects with subanesthetic doses of intravenous (IV) ketamine for treatment resistant depression (TRD). However, no completed or ongoing randomized control trials (RCTs) have evaluated the effects of repeated doses of IV ketamine for a homogenous sample of patients with treatment-resistant bipolar disorder (TRBD). The primary research goal is to determine the acute antidepressant efficacy, safety and tolerability of four repeated sub-anesthetic doses of IV ketamine in moderate to severe TRBD. Secondary aims include evaluating effects of IV ketamine on suicidal ideations, quality of life, function and duration of effects. Herein, a two-site (University Health Network and Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences), phase II, double-blinded, midazolam-controlled, two-week RCT evaluating the efficacy, safety and tolerability of four flexibly-dosed adjunctive ketamine infusions (0.5-0.75mg/kg infused over 40 minutes) for acute treatment of moderate to severe TRBD (type I \& II) is proposed. The primary outcome will be Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) scores, determining the between group difference in change from baseline to day 14, using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), with 14-day MADRS as the outcome and baseline MADRS and stratification variables (sex, bipolar type) as covariates. Secondary outcomes include evaluating response and remission rates, safety, tolerability (including treatment-emergent mania), and effects on suicidality, anxiety, quality of life, function and the duration of effects (to day 28).
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No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:21 - 65
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Mania, Psychosis, Substance Use, Others
Must Be Taking:Mood Stabilizers, Antipsychotics
100 Participants Needed
Theta-Burst Stimulation for Bipolar Disorder
Toronto, Ontario
The purpose of this trial is to determine if intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS) can reduce the symptoms of depression in treatment-resistant bipolar disorder. To do this, some of the participants in this study will receive treatment with active iTBS stimulation, while others will receive sham iTBS stimulation. Participants will come for 30 days of either active iTBS or sham iTBS, with a 6-week follow-up period. Symptoms of depression (for determining treatment efficacy) and mania (for determining treatment safety) will be assessed using the 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD-17) and the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) every five treatments during the treatment course, and at 1 week and 6 week after treatment completion.
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:18 - 65
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Substance Use Disorder, Schizophrenia, Psychotic Symptoms, Others
Must Be Taking:Mood Stabilizers
124 Participants Needed
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Bipolar Disorder
Toronto, Ontario
The study intervention is DBT adapted for youth with and/or at familial risk for bipolar disorder. Participants will have completed one full year of DBT in a previous study. This study is examining use of booster sessions. It is delivered in the form of individual sessions and skills sessions, based on the preference of the study participant. The study participant may also receive skills coaching via phone. There is no standard reference therapy/comparator against which the study intervention is being compared.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:14 - 25
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Substance Use Disorder, Autism, Others
Must Be Taking:Mood Stabilizers
120 Participants Needed
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Youth with Bipolar Disorder
Toronto, Ontario
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) will be conducted over 1 year in youth with and/or at familial risk for bipolar disorder (BD). DBT will be divided into two modalities: 1) DBT skills training; and 2) DBT individual therapy sessions. Skills training sessions will incorporate the 5 standard adolescent DBT modules: mindfulness skills, emotion regulation skills, distress tolerance skills, interpersonal skills, and walking the middle path skills and an additional module on psychoeducation about DBT and BD. This study seeks to build upon the knowledge base in this area by offering DBT to youth with and/or at familial risk for BD with an emphasis on predictors and mediators of treatment outcomes.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:13 - 23
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Mental Retardation, Severe Autism, Others
Must Be Taking:Mood Stabilizers
60 Participants Needed
DBT-informed Care for Bipolar Disorder
Toronto, Ontario
This study seeks to bridge the knowledge-to-action gap regarding psychosocial treatment "dosing" for youth with and/or at familial risk for bipolar disorder (BD). In psychiatry, pragmatic collaborative decisions between patient and care provider about pharmacological titrations and tapers are common. Less frequently are there considerations made regarding the pragmatic dosing of psychosocial interventions. Whereas some youth clearly require full/"high-dose" treatment, others may benefit from "lower-dose" interventions, alongside re-evaluation of dosing needs over time. Furthermore, there is a subset of youth who do not require or do not want the intensity and frequency of treatment that current interventions provide. This research presents a unique opportunity to better understand different levels of care within a subspecialized outpatient mental health clinic serving youth with and/or at familial risk for BD who vary greatly in terms of risk indicators, type and severity of symptoms, associated distress, and compounding functional impairment.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:13 - 23
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Mental Retardation, Severe Autism, Others
Must Be Taking:Mood Stabilizers
60 Participants Needed
Text Messaging Support for Psychosis Transition Care
Toronto, Ontario
Psychosis is a disabling condition that typically has its onset in adolescence and early adulthood. Many young people with psychosis have difficulty navigating services or are reluctant to engage in treatment until their illness becomes an emergency. Consequently, nearly half of all new psychotic disorders are diagnosed in the emergency department (ED). Despite the rationale and evidence for early psychosis intervention (EPI), around half of youth do not access these services. The investigators will use short message service (SMS)/text messaging, a low-cost, low-complexity, youth-friendly approach, to improve transitions in care from the ED and related acute services to EPI services, investigating the intervention's effect on attendance at the first consultation appointment, longer term service engagement, and system-level outcomes. The investigators will also evaluate cost-effectiveness and user perspectives of the intervention.
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:16 - 29
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Inability To Communicate In English
186 Participants Needed
Low Frequency rTMS for Bipolar Depression
Toronto, Ontario
The purpose of this trial is to conduct an adequately powered clinical trial of once daily LFR for individuals diagnosed with treatment-resistant BD-DE who have not responded to iTBS or sham treatment applied to the left DLPFC. This work will develop the evidence supporting the use of LFR rTMS for individuals with treatment-resistant BD-DE who currently have limited treatment options to alleviate their suffering. Participants will come for 30 days of LFR, with a 6-week follow-up period. Symptoms of depression (for determining treatment efficacy) and mania (for determining treatment safety) will be assessed using the 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD-17) and the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) every five treatments during the treatment course, and at 1 week and 6 week after treatment completion.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)
Trial Details
Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Substance Use, Schizophrenia, Pregnancy, Others
Must Be Taking:Non-anticonvulsant Mood Stabilizers
80 Participants Needed
Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy for Depression
Toronto, Ontario
This study is a 12-week (in addition to up to 30 days of screening) randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial. The primary objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of single-dose psilocybin (25 mg)-assisted therapy in comparison to active placebo (1 mg micro-dose) psilocybin-assisted therapy in patients with bipolar II depression who have not responded to adequate trials with at least two first or second-line treatments for bipolar II depression (i.e. quetiapine, lithium, lamotrigine, sertraline, or venlafaxine as monotherapy or adjunctive therapy, or bupropion adjunctive therapy). The active placebo is a substance that looks identical to the study medication but contains less therapeutic ingredients, and thus is less capable of producing the transformative and meaningful aspects of psychedelic experience compared to the 25 mg dose. Participants will have a total of 11 study visits over a period of up to 16 weeks, which includes 5 therapy sessions from trained study therapists.
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Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)
Trial Details
Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:19 - 65
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Rapid Cycling, Psychotic Disorder, Substance Use, Others
Must Not Be Taking:Psychedelics, Others
90 Participants Needed
Narrative Enhancement and Cognitive Therapy for Bipolar Disorder
Toronto, Ontario
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to assess the feasibility of conducting a full-scale study to learn if a new youth-adapted Narrative Enhancement and Cognitive Therapy (NECT-Y) reduces self-stigma in youth living with bipolar disorder or multiple mental health conditions. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* What is the feasibility of conducting a definitive clinical trial in terms of recruitment success, study retention/compliance, treatment retention/compliance, and absence of serious adverse events?
* Can facilitators deliver the adapted NECT-Y intervention with fidelity?
* What is the acceptability of the newly adapted NECT-Y intervention among youth participants and facilitators?
Researchers will compare NECT-Y to treatment as usual (TAU).
Participants will take part in a virtual 14-week NECT-Y group intervention or receive TAU. They will also complete questionnaires at three time points (baseline, post-treatment, and follow-up).
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:16 - 29
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Recent Hospitalization, New Psychotherapy, Communication Issues
96 Participants Needed
TEST for Major Depression
Bethesda, Maryland
Background:
People with TRD are often helped by electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). But ECT can affect memory and thinking. Researchers want to study a treatment called TEST that uses less electricity.
Objective:
To study the safety and feasibility of TEST and assess its antidepressant effects.
Eligibility:
Adults aged 25-64 with major depression that has not been relieved by current treatments.
Design:
Participants will be admitted to the NIH Clinical Center for 5 18 weeks over 2 3 treatment phases. Their medications may be adjusted.
Participants will be interviewed about their depression, side effects, and other treatments they are receiving. They will complete questionnaires. They will give blood and urine samples. Their brain waves and heart rhythm will be recorded. They will take tests of memory, attention, mental functioning, and thinking.
Participants will have magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the head and brain. They will lie on a table that slides in and out of the scanner. Pictures of brain chemicals will also be taken. They may complete tasks during the MRI.
Participants will receive TEST and/or sham treatments. They may receive optional ECT. An intravenous catheter will be placed in an arm vein to receive general anesthesia. Two electrodes will be placed on the front of their head. An electric current will be passed from the ECT machine through the electrodes. For sham treatments, they will not receive the electric current. Their breathing, heart rate, brain function, blood pressure, and body movements will be measured.
Participants will have 7 follow-up visits over 6 months. Visits can be done via telehealth.
Participation will last for up to 42 weeks.
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:25 - 64
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Pregnancy, Substance Abuse, Suicidal, Others
35 Participants Needed
Why Other Patients Applied
"I've been experiencing bipolar depression since I was a teenager and have tried many treatments that have not helped: SSRIs (Prozac), Wellbutrin, talk therapy. None worked. I've heard great things about ketamine therapy and would really like to try it. I'd like to access it through a clinical trial."
FM
Bipolar Disorder PatientAge: 38
"I really would love to be normal. A functioning part of society. It is very hard to hold a job with this condition. I need to be steady. I do NOT like my current meds or ones I've tried before, so new therapies are of interest to me. "
EC
Bipolar Disorder PatientAge: 42
"I am hoping to find some medication to finally help me & my mood disorder. I have tried multiple other options over the years but without much luck of controlling the depression or mania."
MM
Bipolar Disorder PatientAge: 40
"I have tried many different drugs in the past. I just want to find something that works. I just want to be happy and content with life. I'm always having "episodes" where I just shut down and cry and get mad. I need to find a drug that helps me live a happier life. I have everything I ever wanted, yet still can't stay happy. Hopefully this trial helps me and other people in these situations. "
QE
Bipolar Disorder PatientAge: 35
"I've been struggling with alcoholism and depression on-and-off for about 12 years. I have heard of people have good outcomes for various mental health issues after using psilocybin but would not be willing to try it without a doctor's care. So I'm applying to a trial. "
QJ
Depression PatientAge: 60
Psilocybin for Bipolar Depression
Toronto, Ontario
This study is an open-label, single-arm, proof-of-concept study, wherein treatment resistant bipolar depression (TRBD) participants will receive one 25 mg dose of oral psilocybin accompanied by preparatory, monitoring, and integration psychotherapy sessions (psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy, or PAP). Using fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging), the findings of this study will provide data on the neurobiological mechanism of psilocybin in TRBD.
The primary objective is to understand the dynamic role of amygdala activity by evaluating the neurobiological effects of a single psychedelic dose (25 mg) of oral psilocybin in individuals with a moderate to severe major depressive episode and a primary diagnosis of Bipolar II Disorder, with 2 or more failed treatment trials (i.e., treatment resistant bipolar depression \[TRBD\]). Neurobiological effects will be determined by evaluating the association between post-treatment right amygdala activity during the facial affect task (determined by fMRI one day after the psilocybin dose) and antidepressant effects (determined by changes in the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale \[MADRS\] scores over time, during the one-week period post-psilocybin dose). This is a single-arm, open-label clinical trial wherein all participants will receive the same study intervention.
Hypothesis: Increased right amygdala activity on fMRI with emotional stimuli one day after psilocybin treatment will be associated with greater antidepressant effects in the one-week period post-treatment in individuals with TRBD.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1
Age:18 - 65
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Pregnancy, Mania, Substance Use Disorder, Others
Must Be Taking:Lamotrigine
30 Participants Needed
Behavioural Activation Therapy for Bipolar Disorder
Hamilton, Ontario
Mood disorders including bipolar disorder and depression are common disabling disorders with depression affecting 11.2 to 16.0% of the general population and the lifetime prevalence of bipolar disorders at an estimated 4.4%. Although treatment with antidepressants medications is common and effective in some patients, 42.7% of patients show inadequate response to treatment with antidepressants and a large proportion (55.3%) continue to have ongoing depressive symptoms. Psychological and behavioural interventions such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and behavioural activation (BA) are effective treatment for depression alone or in combination with antidepressants. Depression can also occur in the context of bipolar disorder which is characterized by recurrent episodes of depression and mania (DSM-5). The depressive episodes within bipolar disorder may be similar to depressive disorder, however the management of these episodes is fraught with the challenge that antidepressant pharmacotherapy may precipitate manic episodes and lead to further destabilization of bipolar disorder. Therefore, an alternative to antidepressants and additional therapies are needed to support patients' recovery and mood stability, as well as to achieve better treatment response and remission. BA is not currently available in a structured format and has not been tested for its effectiveness in bipolar disorders in a specialized hospital-based program. The evidence for BA has been investigated in depression however the evidence for bipolar disorder is lacking, therefore this study aims to assess the effectiveness of BA as treatment for bipolar disorder.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:18 - 65
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Non-english Speakers, Others
120 Participants Needed
Probiotics for Bipolar Disorder
Towson, Maryland
The purpose of this study is to determine if taking a probiotic supplement versus a placebo will reduce relapse and improve the clinical course among participants who have been hospitalized for bipolar depression.
Trial Details
Trial Status:Enrolling By Invitation
Age:18 - 65
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Not Listed
80 Participants Needed
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Serious Mental Illness-related Chronic Pain
Baltimore, Maryland
Chronic pain has a highly negative impact on Veterans, especially those with serious mental illness (SMI). Chronic pain leads to poorer mental health and physical functioning, and represents a critical obstacle to rehabilitation and recovery. Despite known high prevalence rates of chronic pain in SMI populations, there is little research to: a) evaluate nonpharmacological pain management strategies in this population, and b) examine directional relations between chronic pain and SMI symptoms. This study aims to address research and clinical gaps by: a) testing the feasibility and acceptability of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain (CBT-CP) - a VA evidence-based psychotherapy for chronic pain - in Veterans with SMI, and b) better assessing the complex relation between chronic pain and psychiatric symptoms and their impact on functioning. Results from this study will inform us as to whether CBT-CP is feasible to implement, acceptable to Veterans with SMI, and worth examining in its standard or in an optimized form in a larger clinical trial.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Not Listed
47 Participants Needed
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain
Baltimore, Maryland
Chronic musculoskeletal pain has a highly negative impact on Veterans, especially those with serious mental illness (SMI). Chronic musculoskeletal pain leads to poorer mental and physical health-related functioning, representing a critical obstacle to rehabilitation and recovery for SMI Veterans. Despite known high prevalence rates of chronic pain in SMI populations, there is little research to evaluate nonpharmacological pain management strategies in this population. This study aims to address this research and clinical gap by testing the efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain (CBT-CP) - a VA evidence-based psychotherapy for chronic pain - in Veterans with SMI and chronic low back pain. The study will primarily evaluate the impact of CBT-CP on pain-related functioning, quality of life, and pain severity. This study will also examine relationships between pain and mental health symptoms, and how these relationships may change with CBT-CP completion.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Substance Use, Acute Pain, Limited Mobility
190 Participants Needed
EEG for Schizophrenia
Rochester, New York
This study aims to identify novel markers of psychosis using electroencephalography (EEG).
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:18 - 65
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Substance Use, Suicidal Risk, Neurological Conditions, Others
Must Not Be Taking:Antidepressants, Mood Stabilizers, Antipsychotics, Benzodiazepines
84 Participants Needed
Mobile Health Program for Mental Illness
Saint Louis, Missouri
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about how a digital training platform can enhance implementation and effectiveness of a validated mHealth system, called FOCUS, in people with serious mental illness. The main question this research aims to answer is whether patients obtain similar outcomes to previous FOCUS studies when using FOCUS with clinicians trained on a newly developed digital training platform.
Participants will be asked to use the FOCUS smartphone application and receive mobile health coaching from clinicians who have been trained using the digital training platform.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Moving, Discontinuing Services, Others
240 Participants Needed
iTBS-TMS for Bipolar Disorder
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The objective of this study protocol is to test whether intermittent theta-burst transcranial magnetic stimulation (iTBS-TMS) to the inferior parietal lobule (IPL) can strengthen functional connectivity with a key region in emotion regulation (ER) neurocircuitry (anterior insula, AI) and improve performance on ER-related tasks in patients with bipolar disorder. Individual IPL sites for stimulation will be identified through baseline, pre-TMS functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans. Patient-specific IPL subregions showing positive functional connectivity with the anterior insula and falling within the patient-specific frontoparietal control network will be used as individualized target sites for TMS stimulation. Patients will be randomized to receive 24 sessions of active versus sham iTBS to patient-specific IPL targets (6 sessions/day, 4 days, 43,200 pulses total). Post-iTBS resting-state and task-based fMRI scans will be acquired 3 days after the final day of iTBS administration (Day 4) following identical procedures as baseline. Effects of iTBS-TMS on ER will be evaluated by comparing pre-TMS versus post-TMS functional connectivity and behavior during performance on ER tasks.
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:24 - 65
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Mania, Psychosis, Substance Use, Others
Must Be Taking:Mood Stabilizers
136 Participants Needed
Taking Action Program for Serious Mental Illnesses
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The goal of this research is to investigate whether a peer-delivered illness self-management program called Taking Action can help college students with serious mental illnesses. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the experimental condition (Taking Action) or the control condition (information only). Participants in the experimental condition will attend five 2.5-hour Taking Action sessions. Participants will complete three interviews (baseline, post-intervention, and follow-up) to assess how well the program works, is liked, and benefits students clinically and academically. The investigators seek to test the following hypotheses: Compared to controls, students who do the Taking Action program will report greater improvements in mental health self-management attitudes, skills, and behaviors and will report greater improvements in mental health symptoms and recovery, and better academic outcomes.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Graduating Soon, Unable To Consent
300 Participants Needed
Endoxifen for Bipolar Disorder
Peachtree Corners,, Georgia
Bipolar disorder (BPD) is a chronic debilitating illness characterized by drastic swings in mood, energy and functional ability that affects the adult population. Endoxifen is an active metabolite of the marketed drug Tamoxifen and the present study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 8 mg endoxifen in the Bipolar I disorder patient population compared to a placebo arm. Endoxifen will be compared to a placebo to demonstrate that the test product is active and to establish that the study is sufficiently sensitive to detect differences between the investigational products. Thus, Endoxifen will be compared to placebo to demonstrate that the test product is safe and active.
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18 - 65
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Seizure Disorder, Personality Disorder, Cardiac Conditions, Others
Must Not Be Taking:Antidepressants, Benzodiazepines, Estrogens, Others
490 Participants Needed
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much do Bipolar Disorder clinical trials pay?
Each trial will compensate patients a different amount, but $50-100 for each visit is a fairly common range for Phase 2–4 trials (Phase 1 trials often pay substantially more). Further, most trials will cover the costs of a travel to-and-from the clinic.
How do Bipolar Disorder clinical trials work?
After a researcher reviews your profile, they may choose to invite you in to a screening appointment, where they'll determine if you meet 100% of the eligibility requirements. If you do, you'll be sorted into one of the treatment groups, and receive your study drug. For some trials, there is a chance you'll receive a placebo. Across Bipolar Disorder trials 30% of clinical trials have a placebo. Typically, you'll be required to check-in with the clinic every month or so. The average trial length for Bipolar Disorder is 12 months.
How do I participate in a study as a "healthy volunteer"?
Not all studies recruit healthy volunteers: usually, Phase 1 studies do. Participating as a healthy volunteer means you will go to a research facility several times over a few days or weeks to receive a dose of either the test treatment or a "placebo," which is a harmless substance that helps researchers compare results. You will have routine tests during these visits, and you'll be compensated for your time and travel, with the number of appointments and details varying by study.
What does the "phase" of a clinical trial mean?
The phase of a trial reveals what stage the drug is in to get approval for a specific condition. Phase 1 trials are the trials to collect safety data in humans. Phase 2 trials are those where the drug has some data showing safety in humans, but where further human data is needed on drug effectiveness. Phase 3 trials are in the final step before approval. The drug already has data showing both safety and effectiveness. As a general rule, Phase 3 trials are more promising than Phase 2, and Phase 2 trials are more promising than phase 1.
Do I need to be insured to participate in a Bipolar Disorder medical study?
Clinical trials are almost always free to participants, and so do not require insurance. The only exception here are trials focused on cancer, because only a small part of the typical treatment plan is actually experimental. For these cancer trials, participants typically need insurance to cover all the non-experimental components.
What are the newest Bipolar Disorder clinical trials?
Most recently, we added Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain, KarXT for Bipolar Disorder and KarXT for Bipolar Disorder to the Power online platform.
What do the "Power Preferred" and "SuperSite" badges mean?
We recognize research clinics with these awards when they are especially responsive to patients who apply through the Power online platform. SuperSite clinics are research sites recognized for a high standard of rapid and thorough follow-up with patient applicants. Meanwhile, Power Preferred clinics are the top 20 across the entire Power platform, recognized for their absolute top patient experience.
Which clinics have received Power Preferred and SuperSite awards recruiting for Bipolar Disorder trials?
The Bipolar Disorder clinics currently recognized as Power Preferred are: Center for Emotional Fitness in Cherry Hill, New Jersey
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