Effectiveness of Family-Based Interventions on Family Members of Bipolar Patients

A Clinical Trial to assess the Effectiveness of Family-Based Interventions on Severity of Symptoms, Stigma, Caregiver Burden, Emotion Expression and Coping Styles among Family Members of Bipolar Patients.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2017061434533N1

Enrollment

Registered

2017-09-25

Start date

2016-03-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Bipolar Disorder. Bipolar affective disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention Group: Family members will receive family- based psychotherapy within 3 10-member groups. Family based psychotherapy consists of 12 session. The duration of each session i

Behavior

Intervention Group: Family members will receive family- based psychotherapy within 3 10-member groups. Family based psychotherapy consists of 12 session. The duration of each session is 90 minutes. Th

Control Group: It consist of family members of patients with bipolar spectrum disorders. They will not receive intervention. They only complete questionnaires on pretest, post test and follow-up.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder based on DSM–IV-TR (American Psychiatric Association, 2000) and psychiatrists’ diagnostic interview; the Bipolar Disorder diagnosis should be confirmed by SCID (Structured clinical interview); The age range of 25 to 60 years old; Family member should be educated at least 8 grades; Patient should live with the family member before and after hospitalization; The family member should be psychological minded and should have enough eager and ability to understand therapeutic constructs. Exclusion criteria: The group participant has considerable mental disorder diagnosis that report in axis I in DSM-IV-TR diagnostic classification.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Caregiver burden. Timepoint: before intervention, after intervention, 3months follow-up. Method of measurement: Zarit Caregiver Burdun Inventory.;Stigma. Timepoint: before intervention, after intervention, 3months follow-up. Method of measurement: Michel King Stigma Inventory.;Coping styles. Timepoint: before intervention, after intervention, 3months follow-up. Method of measurement: CISS- Coping Inventory in stressful Situations.;Emotion expression. Timepoint: before intervention, after intervention, 3months follow-up. Method of measurement: Emotional Expressiveness Questionnaire EEQ.;Bipolar disorder symptoms. Timepoint: before intervention, after intervention, 3months follow-up. Method of measurement: YMRS Young mania rating scale.	—

Measure

Time frame

Caregiver burden. Timepoint: before intervention, after intervention, 3months follow-up. Method of measurement: Zarit Caregiver Burdun Inventory.;Stigma. Timepoint: before intervention, after intervention, 3months follow-up. Method of measurement: Michel King Stigma Inventory.;Coping styles. Timepoint: before intervention, after intervention, 3months follow-up. Method of measurement: CISS- Coping Inventory in stressful Situations.;Emotion expression. Timepoint: before intervention, after intervention, 3months follow-up. Method of measurement: Emotional Expressiveness Questionnaire EEQ.;Bipolar disorder symptoms. Timepoint: before intervention, after intervention, 3months follow-up. Method of measurement: YMRS Young mania rating scale.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNeda Ali Beigi

Psychosis Research Center

nedapsych@gmail.com+98 21 3340 1604

Outcome results

None listed

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