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Difficulties in Recognizing Emotions on Faces: Unipolar depression vs. Bipolar Depression

Facial Emotion Recognition Deficits in Unipolar Depression vs Bipolar Depression. A comparative cross-sectional study. - nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/05/087349
Enrollment
141
Registered
2025-05-22
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-05-26

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: F330- Major depressive disorder, recurrent, mild Health Condition 2: F331- Major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate Health Condition 3: F332- Major depressive disorder, recurrent severe without psychotic features Health Condition 4: F313- Bipolar disorder, current episodedepressed, mild or moderate severity Health Condition 5: F314- Bipolar disorder, current episodedepressed, severe, without psychotic features

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Dr Rahul Goyal
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Diagnosis of Unipolar Depression : Recurrent depressive disorder(mild/moderate/severe)(According to ICD 11) . 2) Diagnosis of Bipolar Depression : Bipolar type I or II current episode depressive of any severity (According to ICD 11) 3)Healthy Comparison Group-Absence of a lifetime diagnosis of ICD 11 disorder. 4) Consenting to take part in study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Presence of co-morbid psychiatric disorder. 2) Presence of substance dependence(except tobacco). 3) Presence of co-morbid neurological disorder. 4) Presence of intellectual impairment. 5) Patients unwilling to take part in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Facial emotion recognition deficits assessed by TRENDS(Tool for Recognition of Emotion in Neuropsychiatric disordered).Timepoint: 22 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology Clinician-Rated (IDS-C) Young mania rating scale (YMRS) Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 Disorders Clinician Version (SCID-5-CV)Timepoint: 22 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Rahul Goyal

Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

sonia.shenoy@manipal.edu08202923770

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026