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Bipolar DisorderNCT02793518

Mental Time Travel and Identity in Bipolar Disorder Patients

A study testing psychological tests in people with Bipolar Disorder, run by CHU de Reims at 1 site in France.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Self-defining memories (SDMs) are memories that are still important today to understand who the investigators are and participate to the maintain of personal identity. SDMs are also linked to our capacity to project ourselves into the future. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 60 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Bipolar Disorder
What is being tested?
psychological tests
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
May 2013to Oct 2016
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 60 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • BD patients :
  • Men or women, right-handed, with a diagnosis of type 1 bipolar disorder, according to the DSM-IV criteria, aged from 18 to 60 years-old
  • Native French speaker
  • Affiliated to the social security
  • Accepting the study after reading the information note and signing the consentment form
  • Healthy Controls (HC):
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  • Men or women, right-handed, aged from 18 to 65 years-old
  • Native French speaker
  • Affiliated to the social security
  • Accepting the study after reading the information note and signing the consentment form

Who cannot join

  • BD patients :
  • A recent alcohol and/or drug abuse or dependence
  • A significant general medical illness, including neurological disorders or head trauma
  • A sensorial impairment (visual and/or hearing)
  • HC:
  • A personal or first-degree-relative history of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder according to DSM-IV
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  • A recent alcohol and/or drug abuse or dependence
  • A significant general medical illness, including neurological disorders or head trauma
  • A sensorial impairment (visual and/or hearing)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Delphine RAUCHER-CHENE contact

draucherchene@chu-reims.fr

Sarah BARRIERE contact

sbarriere@chu-reims.fr

France1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Chu Reims

    Reims, France, 51092

    Delphine RAUCHER-CHENE

    Sarah BARRIERE

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Self-defining Memories and Future Projections in Bipolar Disorder Patients

Self-defining memories (SDMs) are memories that are still important today to understand who the investigators are and participate to the maintain of personal identity. SDMs are also linked to our capacity to project ourselves into the future. In bipolar disorder, life events play an important role in the course and outcome of the disease. the study is the first to investigate SDMs and self-defining future projections in a population of remitted patients with bipolar disorder.

Read the detailed description

Study design: case / control study in inclusion prospective, single center. population:

  • A group of 30 patients aged 18 to 60 years and followed in the psychiatry department of adult CHU Reims for bipolar disorder type I (DSM-IV criteria).
  • A group of 30 control subjects with no personal or family history of severe psychiatric disorder (bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder), recruited from the staff of the University Hospital of Reims, the medical faculty of Reims or Marnais center health promotion of Reims, via the intranet and paper display.

The two groups will be matched for age (± 3 years), sex and educational level (± 2 years).

Plan of investigation: the study will be done in two visits:

  • The first visit by a psychiatrist for:
  • information on the objectives and the methods of research, verification criteria for inclusion and non-inclusion and participation of obtaining consent (written consent)
  • comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and procurement different scales (anxiety scale, Hamilton depression scale, evaluation of verbal IQ, ...).
  • 2nd visit, a maximum of 15 days after the first visit by a psychologist, neuropsychologist for the award of the memories of love and future projections defining self: the experimenter asks the subjects to relate memories 3 and 3 future projections. It is important personal events that arouse strong emotions and that the subjects often think.

Memories and projections reported by the subjects are then classified according to their emotional valence, their content, significance and degree of integration itself.

Being tested
psychological tests
Medical subject headings
Bipolar Disorder

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • psychological testsBehavioural

Study groups in NCT02793518
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Bipolar Disorder patientsExperimentalNot described
Receives: Behavioral: psychological tests
Healthy ControlsExperimentalNot described
Receives: Behavioral: psychological tests

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. psychological test : Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.)

    Measured: Day 01

  2. psychological test : State - Trait Anxiety Inventory Form Y

    Measured: day 15

  3. psychological test : Hamilton Depression Scale (HAM-D)

    Measured: Day 01

  4. psychological test : Mill Hill Vocabulary Scale

    Measured: day 15

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Jun 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2013
  3. Primary completionOct 2016 (estimated)
  4. Study completionOct 2016 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
60 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02793518
Sponsor's protocol ID
PA12064
Status last verified
May 2016
First submitted
12 May 2016
Last updated
8 Jun 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing psychological tests in people with Bipolar Disorder, run by CHU de Reims at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 10 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Jun 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Delphine RAUCHER-CHENE (draucherchene@chu-reims.fr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

psychological test : Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.) (time frame: Day 01). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Jun 2016.

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