The STAGE Study for Bipolar Disorder

NCT ID: NCT02597686

Last Updated: 2016-02-08

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 12 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2015-10-31
• Study Completion Date: 2016-09-30

Brief Summary

When the investigators are caught up in emotions, it is by stepping back (or decentering) that the investigators are able to see the situation from another perspective. Individuals with emotional disorders, however, can have difficulties in being able to do this.

Research has shown that improving an individual's ability to step back from their emotions and take perspective is possible and can have beneficial effects on depressive symptomatology (Self Distancing and Perspective Broadening [SDPB] training). The SDPB training package involves two techniques: 1) stepping back from situations using mental imagery (building a mental picture of the situation and changing the distance to it) and, 2) reframing situations using perspective broadening reappraisals (giving new meanings to situations). The training package trains these SDPB techniques using an individual's memories and every day events. The fortnightly training comprises of two one to one sessions and daily homework for a week in between.The SDPB training package is aimed at improving an individual's ability to step back from, and put a new meaning to emotional events that take place in their lives.

The prospective pilot study aims to investigate whether the SDPB training package reduces symptomatology and improves these abilities in individuals who experience both depressive and manic episodes (Bipolar Disorder [BD]).

BD has a cumulative lifetime prevalence ranging from 1.52% across Europe and is treated with moderate success using Cognitive Behavioural therapy (CBT). However, 'moderate success' is considerably low compared to other mental health problems and CBT can be time time consuming, expensive, and cognitively demanding (requiring a high level of functioning of one or more cognitive functions). Accordingly, BD may be one of the emotional disorders in greatest need of novel and evidence based treatments.

Conditions

Bipolar Disorder

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

SD-PB training

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

SD-PB training

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

SD-PB training

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Individuals with a diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder whom are at the time of testing in a euthymic state (not in an episode of depression or mania).

Exclusion Criteria

• Current substance dependence or abuse
• Current CBT treatment
• Individuals who are not fluent in English
• Organic brain injury
• Active psychotic and manic symptoms requiring hospitalisation
• Active suicidal risk.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of East Anglia

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

University of East Anglia, Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Norwich, , United Kingdom

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

United Kingdom

Central Contacts

Emma Hill

Role: CONTACT

emma.l.hill@uea.ac.uk

Facility Contacts

Emma Hill

Role: primary

emma.l.hill@uea.ac.uk

Other Identifiers

UEastAnglia

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id