Intervention for Comorbid Substance Use and Bipolar Disorders (ITAP)

October 2, 2023 updated by: Butler Hospital

RCT to Improve Post-Hospital Treatment Adherence for Comorbid Substance Use and Bipolar Disorders

This trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel intervention for patients with co-occurring bipolar and substance use disorders following a psychiatric hospitalization. Half of the participants will receive a specialized psychosocial intervention program, while the other half will receive an enhanced safety monitoring program, both provided in addition to their routine care.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

160

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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 Locations

    • Rhode Island
      • Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02906
        • Butler 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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion:

  • Diagnosis of a bipolar-spectrum disorder
  • Diagnosis of a substance use disorder
  • Taking at least one mood-stabilizing medication

Exclusion:

  • Unable to speak and read English
  • Younger than age 18

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

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Safety Assessment and Follow-up Evaluation (SAFE)
Enhanced symptom monitoring and safety evaluation over 6 months post-hospitalization.
Enhanced assessment and evaluation with clinician feedback.
Experimental: Integrated Treatment Adherence Program (ITAP)
A combination of in-person and phone sessions along with significant other involvement over 6 months post-hospitalization.
Psychosocial support and treatment to improve treatment adherence, symptoms, and functioning.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology - Clinician Rating (QIDS-C)
Time Frame: 6 months
The Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology - Clinician Rating (QIDS-C) assesses depressive symptom severity. Total scores range from 0 to 27 and higher scores indicated higher symptom severity.
6 months
Clinician-Administered Rating Scale for Mania (CARS-M)
Time Frame: 6 months
The Clinician-Administered Rating Scale for Mania (CARS-M) assesses mania symptom severity. Total scores range from 0 to 50 and higher scores indicated higher symptom severity.
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Ivan Miller, PhD, Butler Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Brandon Gaudiano, PhD, Butler Hospital

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 (Actual)

October 1, 2020

Primary Completion (Estimated)

August 31, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

August 31, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 16, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 16, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

December 17, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 3, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 2, 2023

Last Verified

October 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1370188-2
  • R01MH122870 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

Upload to NIMH Data Archive

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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