Status:

COMPLETED

A Psychoeducational Program "BalancingMySwing" for Patients With Bipolar Disorder

Lead Sponsor:

National Cheng Kung University

Conditions:

Bipolar Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The psychoeducation BalancingMySwing (BMS) program has been developed manually and its feasibility has been tested in our previous study. This 3-year research project aimed to further examine the imme...

Detailed Description

The psychoeducation BalancingMySwing (BMS) program has been developed manually and its feasibility has been tested in our previous study. This 3-year research project aimed to further examine the imme...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Had a DSM-IV(Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV) diagnosis of BP-I or II confirmed through the interviews using the Chinese version of the Modified Schedule of Affective Disorder and Schizophrenia-Lifetime.
  • Able to speak and read Taiwanese or Taiwanese Mandarin Chinese
  • Had signed a written consent form
  • Agreed to accept the following medication therapy during the study: a mood stabilizer (valproic acid or lithium salts), an antidepressant, second generation antipsychotics, anxiolytics (lorazepam \[\< 8 mg/day\]), and medicine to counteract side effects: extrapyramidal symptoms, tachycardia, and involuntary movement of smooth muscles in the gastrointestinal tract, urinary tract, lungs, etc.

Exclusion

  • Required immediate hospitalization
  • Had any comorbidity with substance abuse or were current alcohol or drug abusers, or had been in the previous year
  • Had been diagnosed with an organic psychosis, a neurodegenerative disease, a personality disorder, or impaired cognitive abilities

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

120 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04020289

Start Date

August 1 2015

End Date

December 31 2018

Last Update

July 17 2019

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