Evaluating the effectiveness of Imagery Focussed therapy in patients suffering from bipolar disorder: An exploratory trial

Completed

Conditions: manic depression
10026753

Registration Number: NL-OMON48929

Lead Sponsor: Department of Clinical Psychological Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

* Aged 18-68
* Sufficient Dutch language ability to permit the assessment to be completed.
* Diagnosis of bipolar disorder (I or II or NOS) according to DSM-5 (clinicians assessment).
* Willing to complete daily and weekly monitoring throughout the duration of the study.
* Successful completion of the daily monitoring in the 4 weeks active run-in phase.
* Willing to be randomised to either ImCT or psychoeducation/TAU condition
* Can commit to attending 10 consecutive weekly sessions either ImCT of psychoeducation/TAU.

Exclusion Criteria

* Learning difficulties, organic brain disease or severe neurological impairment.
* Current severe substance or alcohol misuse (clinicians assessment).
* Current manic episode as diagnosed by DSM-5
* Current active psychotic symptoms
* Presence of active suicidal risk as indicated by a score of 2 or more on item 12 of the QIDS (Rush et al., 2003) (i.e. frequent thought and/or plans to end their life) confirmed by convergent clinical opinion.
* Taking part in concurrent treatment studies investigating pharmacological or psychological treatment for Bipolar Disorder.
* participated in either CBT or psychoeducation within the year previous to start of this study

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>* Mood variability: using daily measurements of both mania and depression with<br /><br>the National Institute of Mental Health Life Chart Methodology (NIMH-LCM)<br /><br>Prospective Self-Rating (Denicoff et al., 2000; Leverich and Post, 1998).<br /><br>Participants rate their mood (both mania and depression) on a 11-point likert<br /><br>scale (ranging from -5 = severe depression, admission required due to severe<br /><br>dysfunction, to 0 = stable mood, to + 5 = severe mania, admission required due<br /><br>to severe dysfunction). Daily measurements are calculated during a 4-week<br /><br>baseline, during the invention and until follow up at 16 weeks and are compared<br /><br>between the ImCT- and psychoeducation/TAU group.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures