A randomised clinical trial of interpersonal social rhythms psychotherapy in young people with bipolar disorder.

A randomised clinical trial of interpersonal social rhythms therapy with non-specific supportive clinical management in the treatment of young people with bipolar disorder to reduce the cummulative burden of depressive symptomatology over the period from 6 to 18 months after starting treatment.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12605000722695

Acronym

PBS

Enrollment

120

Registered

2005-11-09

Start date

2003-10-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Interpersonal social rhythms psychotherapy (IPSRT). Duration: 18 months.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

15 Years to 35 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

(a) able and willing to sign informed consent for the research protocol. Patients may be on any medication, or combination of medication when they enter the study.

Exclusion criteria

(a) schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder; (b) severe alcohol or drug dependence as a principal diagnosis; (c) low probability of remaining in contact with treating clinicians.

Outcome results