Early Family-Focused Treatment for Youth at Risk for Bipolar Disorder

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Bipolar Disorder

In brief

This study will test a family-based therapy aimed at preventing or reducing the symptoms of bipolar disorder in at-risk children.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00943085

Run by

University of California, Los Angeles

People needed

52

Starts

2007-04-01

Expected to finish

2011-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-03-26

Who can join

Age: 9 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Has at least one biological parent or stepparent with whom the child or adolescent participant lives and who is willing to participate in family treatment
• Has a DSM-IV diagnosis of at least one of the following within the past 2 years : bipolar disorder not otherwise specified (BD-NOS), major depressive disorder (MDD), or cyclothymia
• If the main diagnosis is MDD, the depressive episode must have occurred within the past 2 years
• Has evidence of current significant affective symptoms, as determined by a score greater than 11 on the Young Mania Rating Scale within the last week or a score greater than 29 on the Child Depression Rating Scale-Revised within the last 2 weeks
• Not currently enrolled in family or marital therapy
• Has at least one biological parent or sibling with a verifiable diagnosis of bipolar disorder I or II
• Speaks English

You may not qualify if…

• Fully diagnosable bipolar disorder I or II
• Diagnosis of autism or pervasive developmental disorder
• Evidence of mental retardation, as defined by an intelligence quotient (IQ) less than 70
• Presence of comorbid neurologic diseases such as seizure disorder
• Substance or alcohol abuse or dependence disorders in the 4 months prior to study recruitment
• Evidence of a life-threatening eating disorder or other medical disorder that requires emergency medical treatment
• Has previously been treated with family-focused therapy
• Evidence of current sexual or physical abuse or domestic abuse between the adult partners

Where it is running

• Stanford University School of Medicine, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital — Stanford, California, United States
• University of Colorado, Boulder — Boulder, Colorado, United States

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