A Comprehensive Assessment and Follow up Descriptive Study on Bipolar Disorder

• Conditions: Bipolar Disorder; Unipolar Disorder

• Registration Number: NCT02015143
• Lead Sponsor: Peking University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability and validity of the bipolar index (BPX) to diagnosis bipolar disorder, and to verify the stability of it in identifying bipolar disorder; the secondary purpose was to understand the dynamic changes of bipolar disorder in natural status.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-01
• Status Verified: 2013-12
• Study First Submitted: 2013-12-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-12-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-12-12
• Study First Posted: 2013-12-19
• Last Update Posted: 2013-12-19
• Primary Completion: 2014-03
• Study Completion: 2014-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 970

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 18-65 years old；
2. Be able to understand the content of assessment and cooperate；
3. Currently patients are depressive episode, and / or manic / hypomanic episode, also can be mood stable；
4. Currently according to diagnostic criteria of the U.S Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Fourth Edition of Mental Disease (DSM-IV) of bipolar disorder (Type I, II, rapid cycling, mixed episodes)；
5. Currently according to diagnostic criteria of the U.S Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Fourth Edition of Mental Disease (DSM-IV) of depressive disorder；
6. No other mental illness or a history of physical disease，or patients with physical disease;
7. Not received modified ECT at least four weeks or more before entering the group.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Can not understand the content of assessment and cooperate；
2. Meet the diagnosis criteria of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders;
3. Meet the diagnosis criteria of Diagnosis of mental retardation or pervasive developmental disorder;
4. Clinically significant neurological disease or loss of consciousness more than one hour of traumatic brain injury；

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Test-retest reliability of the scale	one year later

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cronbach's α coefficient of the scale	one year later

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Peking University Institute of Mental Health; 🇨🇳 Beijing, Beijing, China