FOCUS Bipolar: Families Opening Conversations for Understanding Signs

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Conditions studied: Bipolar Disorder (BD), Bipolar Disorder I or II, Bipolar Disorder Family Members, Screening Tool

In brief

Bipolar disorder often runs in families, but early symptoms in youth can go unrecognized for years. This project evaluates a structured, family-centered approach to informed screening for youth ages 7-21 who have a biological parent with bipolar disorder. The main questions addressed by this project are: Whether a co-designed video decision aid improves caregiver understanding of bipolar disorder genetic risk and supports informed decisions about youth screening. Whether remote mental health screening tools are feasible and acceptable for youth with familial risk for bipolar disorder. Whether screening results can be used to identify early risk patterns and inform tailored follow-up recommendations. Participants may be involved in one or more study activities, including co-design of educational decision-aid content, feedback on decision-aid prototypes, beta testing of the decision aid, and remote youth mental health screening. The study does not assign treatment and does not change existing clinical care or clinic routines.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT07622927
Run by
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
People needed
200
Starts
2026-03-11
Expected to finish
2027-07-31
Last updated by the study team
2026-06-03

Who can join

Age: 7 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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