Screening Protocol for Children and Adolescents With Bipolar and Bipolar Spectrum Disorder

January 14, 2022 updated by: Joseph Biederman, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital

A Screening Protocol for Children and Adolescents With Bipolar and Bipolar Spectrum Disorder

The objective of this protocol is to establish a comprehensive screening process for the evaluation of eligibility for entry in a clinical trial program for children and adolescents with bipolar disorder.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Detailed Description

To address the urgent therapeutic needs of children and adolescents ages 4-17 with pediatric bipolar disorder, we have designed a series of clinical trials aimed at evaluating critical components of the treatment needs of this under-served and under-researched population. This approach will allow us to provide a full complement of clinical trials that will meet the most pressing needs of the bipolar children and adolescents and their families who are currently awaiting treatment.

Although these protocols have received prior IRB approval, potential participants present with a widely varied set of complaints not always discernable in a telephone screening interview. This state of affairs makes it very difficult to ask subjects to sign a specific clinical protocol without obtaining additional clinical information. Because of this we are proposing potential subjects to consent to undergo an in-depth clinical assessment that will allow subjects to be screened by a clinician for eligibility to a diverse clinical trials program available to them.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

1000

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
        • Recruiting
        • Masschusetts General Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

4 years to 17 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Children and Adolescents with symptoms of bipolar disorder

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Males and females age 4 to 17 inclusive with a suspected diagnosis of bipolar disorder.
  • Subject and parent/ legal guardian must have a level of understanding sufficient to communicate intelligently with the investigator and study coordinator, and to cooperate with all tests and examinations required by the protocol.
  • Subjects and their parent/ legal representative must be considered reliable.
  • Each subject and his/her parent or authorized legal representative must understand the nature of the study. The subject's parent or authorized legal representative must sign an informed consent document and the subject must sign an informed assent document.
  • One parent/ legal guardian must be able to accompany the subject to the clinic at each visit.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Investigator and his/her immediate family; defined as the investigator's spouse, parent, child, grandparent, or grandchild.
  • Serious, unstable illness including hepatic, renal, gastroenterologic, respiratory, cardiovascular (including ischemic heart disease), endocrinologic, neurologic, immunologic, or hematologic disease
  • Mental retardation

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
1

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Screening Protocol
Time Frame: Study Enrollment
This protocol is a prescreening for other research studies.
Study Enrollment

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Massachusetts General Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2001

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2023

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 28, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 28, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

January 14, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 18, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 14, 2022

Last Verified

January 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2001-P-001247

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