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Evaluation of a Serious Game for Patients With Bipolar Disorder Involved in a Psychoeducation Group

NCT02936466 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 42

Last updated 2026-05-14

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Summary

Bipolar disorder is a condition characterized by succession of episodes- manic, hypomanic, and depressive episodes. Major risks factors of relapses are poor compliance, sleep disorder, and toxics consumption. The aims of psychoeducation programs are to increase compliance and knowledge about bipolar disorder. Serious game are supposed, in bipolar disorder, to strengthen the efficacy of psychoeducation programs. Bipolife® is a serious game which purpose is to help bipolar patients to deal with their conditions, through 3 mains messages : to pursue the treatment, to have daily routine and to request the psychiatrist in case of relapse.

This is a multicentric randomized controlled study with two harms parallels. After a classic psychoeducation group program, patients are randomized in two groups : interventional group and control group with treatment as usual.

The main objective is to evaluate the observance in the two groups. The other objectives are to evaluate daily routine, global functioning, and access to health care. Evaluations are realized at one and four months after inclusion visit. Acceptability and satisfaction about the serious game Bipolife® will be assessed in the interventional group.

Conditions

  • Bipolar Disorders
  • Euthymic Status

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Bipolife® group

The participant is proposed to play to the serious game Bipolife® with following instructions : * At least one connection per week during 4 weeks * Connection time is free On add on of usual treatment After the 4 weeks and the first visit (V1), the participant can continue to participate to the serious game as much as he wishes, without any specific instructions. After connecting to the site www.bipolar.ubi.com, the participant is proposed to create his avatar and conduct him on his house. He realizes different kind of daily actions (like sleeping, sport activity, cooking) ; every action lead to win or to loose "energy" and "mood" points. The final aim is to stabilize the avatar's mood. Thanks to this experience, the participant can learn to distinguish positive and negative actions impacting on his condition.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Montpellier

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-12-09
Primary Completion
2017-05-12
Completion
2017-05-12

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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