Broadband Near Infrared Spectroscopy to Understand the Role of Brain Cytochrome C Oxidase in Bipolar Disorder

September 2, 2026 updated by: Martin Lan

Broadband Near Infrared Spectroscopy to Elucidate the of Role Cortical Brain Cytochrome C Oxidase Activity in the Pathophysiology of Bipolar Disorder

People with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder who are depressed will have a light-based imaging of the brain (Near Infrared Spectroscopy) before and after they have treatment for their depression with a standard, approved medication named lurasidone. They will also answer questions about their history, and give blood samples. The goal is to understand the role of mitochondrial activity in bipolar disorder. Healthy volunteers who have never had a psychiatric disorder will have the same procedures, but they will not receive the medication.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

60

Phase

  • Phase 4

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

  • United States
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10032
        • New York State Psychiatric Institute

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

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of bipolar disorder
  • Having symptoms of depression
  • Taking less than three medications for bipolar disorder

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Taking any medications that cannot be combined with lurasidone
  • Any medical problems that are not well treated
  • Any drug or alcohol use disorders that are moderate or severe
  • Any severe suicidal ideation, or having had a suicide attempt in the last five years
  • Any psychotic symptoms that have occurred outside of a mood episode
  • Any electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) within the last six months
  • Currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant during the time of the study

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Bipolar Disorder
Participants in a major depressive episode will receive standard treatment with lurasidone for six weeks. Doses can be adjusted based on clinical need.
Drug: Lurasidone (Latuda)
The medication will be used to understand how the imaging signal changes when symptoms change during treatment.
No Intervention: Healthy Volunteer
Healthy Volunteers will have all research procedures, but will not receive medication treatment

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Bipolar Depression Rating Scale
Time Frame: 6 weeks
A measure of depression severity. Higher numbers indicate more symptoms.
6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Martin Lan

Collaborators

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Martin Lan, MD PhD, Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

November 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

July 30, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

July 30, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 2, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 2, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

September 8, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 8, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 2, 2026

Last Verified

September 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Pro00094244
  • R21MH142900 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

De-identified data derived from this study will be uploaded to the National Institute of Mental Health Data Archive (NDA) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Aggregate, de-identified data from the study will be uploaded to the website, www.clinicaltrials.org. Data may be shared with researchers outside of New York State Psychiatric Institute, but only after the data are de-identified.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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