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Shared Medical Decision Making in the Prophylactic Treatment of Bipolar Disorder

Shared Medical Decision Making in the Prophylactic Treatment of Bipolar Disorder

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03245593
Acronym
ShareD-BD
Enrollment
300
Registered
2017-08-10
Start date
2018-04-24
Completion date
2025-12-31
Last updated
2025-12-18

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Conditions

Bipolar Disorder

Brief summary

The investigators hypothesize that implementation of a shared decision making care plan for prophylactic treatment will help therapeutic adherence of bipolar patients. They also anticipate that patients treated according to a shared decision making plan will have an elevated satisfaction of their care, quality of life and functionment, as well as a lower number of relapses

Interventions

OTHERstandard care

Care of patients according to standard practice of managing patients with bipolar disorder

OTHERShared-decision making process

Completion of the Ottawa Personal Decision Guide to help guide care with the support of online and printed material describing the therapeutic options available

Sponsors

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* The patient must have given their free and informed consent and signed the consent form * The patient must be a member or beneficiary of a health insurance plan * The patient must be available for the 12 months of follow-up * The patient is at least 18 years old * Patients is suffering from bipolar disorder (I or II) according to DSM-5 criteria * Following resolution of a mood episode (manic or depressive according to DSM-5 criteria) according to the criteria of l'International Society for Bipolar Disorder (Recovery, clinical remission of at least 4 weeks) * Followed by at least one of the practitioner belonging to one of the participating centers * Without comprehension problems of fluent French

Exclusion criteria

* The subject is participating in an interventional study, or has participated in another interventional study within the previous 3 months * The subject is in a period of exclusion determined by a previous study * The patient is under safeguard of justice or state guardianship * It is impossible to give the subject informed information, or the subject refuses to sign the consent * The subject has already participated in this study * The patient has troubles linked to the usage of severe intensive substances (such as those defined by the DMS-5) * The patient has a revision of the initial diagnosis of bipolar disorder

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Measure the difference of prophylactic treatment compliance between bipolar patients receiving treatment according to standard care versus a shared decision making care plan following a mood episode.12 monthsClinician Rating Scale (1-7)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Study the self-reported difference between the 2 groups in medication adherence3 monthsMedication Adherence Rating Scale( 0-10),
Clinical evaluation of the difference between the 2 groups in medication adherence3 monthsPlasma levels of medication for treatment of bipolar disorder, Lithium, anticonvulsants, second generation antipsychotics and antidepressants
Compare difference in the adherence to personalized follow-up between groups3 monthspercentage of consultations missed
Compare difference in patient perceptions related to the uncertainty of the medical decisions taken between groups3 monthsdecisional conflict scale (0-100)
Compare difference in patient satisfaction concerning the therapeutic decisions taken between groups3 monthsadapted QSH-45: 3 questions scored 1-5
Compare difference in patient satisfaction concerning the decision-making process between groups3 monthsAdapted clinical decision making involvement and satisfaction score 3 questions scored 1-5
Compare difference in therapeutic alliance between groups3 months4-Point ordinal Alliance Scale
Compare difference in knowledge of disease and treatment necessary to making decisions between groups3 monthsKnowledge questionnaire: % correct answers
Compare difference in patient attitude towards the treatment between groups3 monthsBeliefs about Medicines Questionnaire: 18 questions 1-5
Compare number and duration of mood episodes between groups months3 monthsnumber of events; number of days
Study the clinician-reported difference between the 2 groups in medication adherence3 monthsClinician Rating Scale (1-7)
Compare manic symptomatology during evaluations between groups3 monthsYoung Mania Rating Scale
Compare the depressive symptomatology during evaluations between groups3 monthsMontgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale
Compare severity and intensity of suicidal ideas between groups3 monthsColumbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale
Compare the psychosocial functioning between groups3 monthsFunctioning Assessment Short Test (0-72)
Compare quality of life between groups3 monthsWHOQOL-BREF (0-100)
Compare length of consultations between groupsevery consultation for 12 monthsminutes
Clinician satisfaction concerning the therapeutic decisions taken between groups3 monthsadapted QSH-45 doctor version 3 questions scored 1-5
Clinician satisfaction concerning the decision-making process between groups3 monthsAdapted clinical decision making involvement and satisfaction score doctor version 3: questions scored 1-5
Clinician perceptions related to the uncertainty of the medical decisions taken between groups3 monthsdecisional conflict scale doctor version (0-100)
Compare number and duration of hospitalizations in psychiatric service between groups3 monthsnumber of events; number of days

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 7, 2026