Emotion Recognition Modification for Bipolar Disorder

NCT ID: NCT02613104

Last Updated: 2021-10-06

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-10-31

Study Completion Date

2018-10-31

Brief Summary

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Previous research suggests that people with bipolar disorder have trouble accurately identifying emotions. The goal of this study is to test a novel intervention, emotion recognition modification (ERM), to help improve the ability of young people with bipolar disorder to identify emotions.

Detailed Description

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Procedure: Participants will be recruited through the University Clinic, affiliated psychiatric hospitals and outpatient psychiatric clinics in the area, and public websites. Interested participants will be interviewed on the phone to determine initial eligibility; those who meet criteria will be invited for a comprehensive evaluation.

For potential participants under the age of 18, parents/caregivers will be asked the eligibility questions about their child. If the child meets initial eligibility criteria, both s/he and the parent/caregiver will be invited to the baseline appointment.

The baseline appointment will take place at Zucker Hillside Hospital. Following the informed consent/assent process, participants will be interviewed by a trained research assistant to assess clinical and treatment history, and to determine diagnostic eligibility, using the SCID. Participants who meet eligibility criteria will proceed to complete other baseline measures.

Emotion recognition baseline procedure. The baseline task allows for the measurement of each participants' baseline balance point, the point at which they are equally likely to see a given face as happy or sad (or angry). Each participant will complete 45 trials of the emotion recognition task in which each face from a morph sequence of happy and sad (or angry) faces is presented, the participant is then forced to decide whether a face is sad (or angry) or happy.

Intervention: Once the baseline measures are completed, participants will be randomized to the sad-to-happy condition, the angry-to-happy condition, or a control condition (n =20 per group). Participants in the intervention conditions will complete the training task three times over three in-person sessions. The task will be similar to the baseline procedure; participants will view faces and be asked to judge the expression, however they will now be given feedback (e.g. "Incorrect! That face was happy."), in order to shift the category of happy faces to include those faces two morph steps beyond the participant's baseline balance point. Participants in the control condition will repeat the baseline task, with feedback consistent with their baseline performance (i.e. the faces they judged as happy initially will be called "correct" when judged happy again. The intervention will be administered a total of three times (once at baseline, once at the first follow-up, once at the second follow-up).

Follow-Up: After the final training session, participants will complete the first follow-up. This will consist of the clinician-administered YMRS, as well as online questionnaires, including the LEE, PANAS, GBI, social network task, Perceived Social Support, feasibility questionnaire.

Eight weeks after completing the final training session, participants will return to the research lab for the final follow-up, which will include the following measures, LEE, PANAS, GBI, social network task, Perceived Social Support, emotion recognition task, YMRS, and BDI-II to assess changes in mood episode over the study follow-up period. Participants will also be asked to complete a brief form about whether they liked the intervention and found it convenient to assess burden and feasibility.

Conditions

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Bipolar Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Sad to Happy

emotion recognition modification - sad\>happy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

emotion recognition modification - sad>happy

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants must choose whether each face is happy or sad. Based on these responses, an algorithm then estimates each participant's balance point, the threshold point on the morph sequence at which they are equally likely to label the face as happy or sad. During the intervention, the participant receives feedback on their emotion choices designed to train them to identify two additional morphs as happy, rather than sad. The intervention is completed three times.

Sad control

emotion recognition modification - sad\>happy control

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

emotion recognition modification - sad>happy control

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants must choose whether each face is happy or sad. Based on these responses, an algorithm then estimates each participant's balance point, the threshold point on the morph sequence at which they are equally likely to label the face as happy or sad. During the placebo intervention, the participant receives feedback on their emotion choices designed to reinforce their initial emotion choices. The placebo intervention is completed three times.

Angry to Happy

emotion recognition modification - angry\>happy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

emotion recognition modification - angry>happy

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants must choose whether each face is happy or angry. Based on these responses, an algorithm then estimates each participant's balance point, the threshold point on the morph sequence at which they are equally likely to label the face as happy or angry. During the intervention, the participant receives feedback on their emotion choices designed to train them to identify two additional morphs as happy, rather than angry. The intervention is completed three times.

Angry control

emotion recognition modification - angry\>happy control

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

emotion recognition modification - angry>happy control

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants must choose whether each face is happy or angry. Based on these responses, an algorithm then estimates each participant's balance point, the threshold point on the morph sequence at which they are equally likely to label the face as happy or angry. During the placebo intervention, the participant receives feedback on their emotion choices designed to reinforce their initial emotion choices. The placebo intervention is completed three times.

Interventions

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emotion recognition modification - sad>happy

Participants must choose whether each face is happy or sad. Based on these responses, an algorithm then estimates each participant's balance point, the threshold point on the morph sequence at which they are equally likely to label the face as happy or sad. During the intervention, the participant receives feedback on their emotion choices designed to train them to identify two additional morphs as happy, rather than sad. The intervention is completed three times.

Intervention Type OTHER

emotion recognition modification - sad>happy control

Participants must choose whether each face is happy or sad. Based on these responses, an algorithm then estimates each participant's balance point, the threshold point on the morph sequence at which they are equally likely to label the face as happy or sad. During the placebo intervention, the participant receives feedback on their emotion choices designed to reinforce their initial emotion choices. The placebo intervention is completed three times.

Intervention Type OTHER

emotion recognition modification - angry>happy

Participants must choose whether each face is happy or angry. Based on these responses, an algorithm then estimates each participant's balance point, the threshold point on the morph sequence at which they are equally likely to label the face as happy or angry. During the intervention, the participant receives feedback on their emotion choices designed to train them to identify two additional morphs as happy, rather than angry. The intervention is completed three times.

Intervention Type OTHER

emotion recognition modification - angry>happy control

Participants must choose whether each face is happy or angry. Based on these responses, an algorithm then estimates each participant's balance point, the threshold point on the morph sequence at which they are equally likely to label the face as happy or angry. During the placebo intervention, the participant receives feedback on their emotion choices designed to reinforce their initial emotion choices. The placebo intervention is completed three times.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Aged 16-25 with a bipolar spectrum disorder. Must be English-speaking.

Exclusion Criteria

* Participants who have cognitive impairment, current psychosis, current suicidal intent, or current substance use disorder will be excluded.
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

25 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Northwell Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Anna Van Meter

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Zucker Hillside Hospital

Glen Oaks, New York, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Penton-Voak IS, Bate H, Lewis G, Munafo MR. Effects of emotion perception training on mood in undergraduate students: randomised controlled trial. Br J Psychiatry. 2012 Jul;201(1):71-2. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.111.107086. Epub 2012 Apr 26.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22539781 (View on PubMed)

Penton-Voak IS, Thomas J, Gage SH, McMurran M, McDonald S, Munafo MR. Increasing recognition of happiness in ambiguous facial expressions reduces anger and aggressive behavior. Psychol Sci. 2013 May;24(5):688-97. doi: 10.1177/0956797612459657. Epub 2013 Mar 26.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23531485 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2013-2811

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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