Family Workshops for Bipolar Disorder

Sponsor
University of Miami (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00296283
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This pilot study is looking at the effects of a brief psychoeducational workshop. These one day workshops are designed to increase family members knowledge about bipolar disorder and to help with processing emotions that go along with having a relative with bipolar disorder.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Behavioral: integrative behavior couples therapy
Phase 1

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Anticipated Enrollment :
40 participants
Allocation:
Non-Randomized
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
An Acceptance Based Psychoeducation Intervention to Reduce Expressed Emotion in Family Members of Bipolar Patients
Study Start Date :
Aug 1, 2005

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Knowledge []

  2. Anger []

  3. Attributions []

  4. Expressed Emotion []

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to 64 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Inclusion Criteria:
  • self-identified adult relatives of people diagnosed with bipolar disorder between ages 18 and 64; up to two persons per family can participate in the multifamily group
Exclusion Criteria:
  • relative with bipolar disorder will not be involved in the workshop

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 University of Miami Coral Gables Florida United States 33146

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • University of Miami

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sheri Johnson, PhD, University of Miami

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00296283
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 20051107
First Posted:
Feb 24, 2006
Last Update Posted:
May 23, 2007
Last Verified:
May 1, 2007
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Study Results

No Results Posted as of May 23, 2007