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Early Family-Focused Treatment for Youth at Risk for Bipolar Disorder

NCT00943085 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2014-03-26

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Summary

This study will test a family-based therapy aimed at preventing or reducing the symptoms of bipolar disorder in at-risk children.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Family-focused therapy

12 therapy sessions involving the at-risk child or adolescent, parents, and available siblings. Therapy will include psychoeducation about mood disorders, communication enhancement training, and problem-solving skills training. Ongoing medication management from a study psychiatrist will be available.

BEHAVIORAL

Brief educational treatment

Thorough diagnostic assessment by a study evaluator, separate evaluation by a child psychiatrist, feedback session with parents and child, and provision of reading materials pertinent to managing childhood mood disorders. Ongoing medication management and crisis-oriented family sessions will be available as needed.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • David J. Miklowitz, PhD · University of Colorado, Boulder

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
9 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-04-30
Primary Completion
2010-08-31
Completion
2011-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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