Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Youth With Anxiety at Risk for Bipolar Disorder

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Conditions studied: Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder

In brief

Children who have parents with bipolar disorder are at risk for developing anxiety disorders.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02090595

Run by

University of Cincinnati

People needed

35

Starts

2013-07-01

Expected to finish

2015-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-05-18

Who can join

Age: 10 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 10-17 years old
• At least one parent with bipolar disorder
• Meets clinical criteria for a specific anxiety disorder
• PARS -5 item scale score > 10 at screening and baseline of initial study phase
• Fluent in English;
• Provision of written informed consent/assent
• Agrees to participate in 75% of sessions

You may not qualify if…

• CANNOT Have any of the Following:
• Documented diagnosis of mental retardation or IQ <70
• Previous participation in mindfulness-based treatment
• Substance use disorder within last 3 months
• Judged clinically to be suicide risk
• Concurrent treatment with psychotropic medication (certain exceptions apply, ask for details)
• Psychotherapy initiated within 2 months prior to screening or plan to initiate psychotherapy during study participation
• Any lifetime diagnosis of bipolar disorder, cyclothymia, schizophrenia, or other psychotic disorder
• Any symptom that requires admission to an inpatient psychiatric unit
• Anxiety symptoms resulting from acute medical illness or acute intoxication or withdrawal from drugs or alcohol

Where it is running

• University of Cincinnati — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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