Psychoeducation Versus Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Bipolar Disorder

NCT ID: NCT00188838

Last Updated: 2005-09-16

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

210 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2002-07-31

Study Completion Date

2006-08-31

Brief Summary

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To examine the impact of cognitive-behavioural therapy on both the episodic and functional outcome of bipolar disorder, in combination with pharmacotherapy.

Primary Hypothesis is twofold:

1. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy will reduce the total symptom burden, as measured both by percentage of time spent ill (both syndromic and subsyndromal) and number of episodes, as compared to psychoeducation
2. Cognitive behavioural therapy will reduce social and occupational disability to a greater extent than psychoeducation.

Detailed Description

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Objective:

To compare the impact of cognitive -behavioral therapy to that of properly structured psycho education on the 'illness burden' and functional outcome of bipolar disorder, in combination with pharmacotherapy.

Interventions:

Subjects will be randomized to either a "control" treatment group cosisting of 6 sessions of group psycho-education (topics include illness recognition, treatment approaches, and monitoring and coping strategies; based on manual by Bauer \& McBride, 2002: Life Goals Phase I) or they will be randomized to the "experimental" treatment group: 20 sessions of individual Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Bipolar Disorder (topics include limited psychoeducation, activity scheduling/behavioural interventions, cognitive techniques, including thought monitoring and challenges to dysfunctional assumptions and other coping techniques; based on manual by Lam et al., 1999: Cognitive Therapy for Bipolar Disorder)

Conditions

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Bipolar Disorder

Keywords

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Bipolar Disorder Psychosocial Factors Mania Depression Social Adjustment Coping Skills

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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Psychoeduction

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Bipolar I or II
2. Currently either in remission or subsyndromally ill (Hamilton Depression Scale-17\<14; Clinician Administered Rating Scale for Mania\<12).
3. Age eighteen to sixty.
4. Significant symptoms and/or episodes on at least two occasions in the past three years.
5. Grade six education, able to understand English, and Folstein Minimental Score Exam \> 26 to ensure cognitive ability to participate.
6. On mood-stabilizing medication.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Substance dependence meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV criteria within the last three months.
2. Acutely highly suicidal or homicidal.
3. Serious other medical condition that would render pharmacotherapy or psychotherapy very difficult such as cancer, severe diabetes, etc.
4. Severe antisocial or borderline personality disorder (personality disorder per se is not exclusionary). Subjects may have other axis I disorders, but bipolar disorder must be the principal disorder requiring treatment.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Stanley Medical Research Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University Health Network, Toronto

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Sagar V Parikh, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Health Network, Toronto

Locations

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University of British Columbia, Department of Psychiatry

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Site Status

St. Joseph's Healthcare, CMHS

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

University Health Network

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

McGill University Health Centre

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Site Status

Douglas Hospital-McGill University

Verdun, Quebec, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

References

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Parikh SV, Hawke LD, Velyvis V, Zaretsky A, Beaulieu S, Patelis-Siotis I, MacQueen G, Young LT, Yatham LN, Cervantes P. Combined treatment: impact of optimal psychotherapy and medication in bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2015 Feb;17(1):86-96. doi: 10.1111/bdi.12233. Epub 2014 Jul 21.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25046246 (View on PubMed)

Parikh SV, Hawke LD, Zaretsky A, Beaulieu S, Patelis-Siotis I, Macqueen G, Young LT, Yatham L, Velyvis V, Belanger C, Poirier N, Enright J, Cervantes P. Psychosocial interventions for bipolar disorder and coping style modification: similar clinical outcomes, similar mechanisms? Can J Psychiatry. 2013 Aug;58(8):482-6. doi: 10.1177/070674371305800807.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23972110 (View on PubMed)

Parikh SV, Zaretsky A, Beaulieu S, Yatham LN, Young LT, Patelis-Siotis I, Macqueen GM, Levitt A, Arenovich T, Cervantes P, Velyvis V, Kennedy SH, Streiner DL. A randomized controlled trial of psychoeducation or cognitive-behavioral therapy in bipolar disorder: a Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety treatments (CANMAT) study [CME]. J Clin Psychiatry. 2012 Jun;73(6):803-10. doi: 10.4088/JCP.11m07343.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 22795205 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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02-0378-E

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id