Long-term follow-up of people who took part in NIH mood disorder research
Follows adults with depression, bipolar disorder or suicide risk through online surveys and phone interviews.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Long-term Observation of Participants With Mood Disorders
Key facts
- Where
- Bethesda, United StatesSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 99 years old?
Source: NCT04877977, who can take part
Where in United States
- National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterBethesda, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Trial code
- NCT04877977
- Record updated
- 1 October 2026
- Original description
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Long-term Observation of Participants With Mood Disorders
Background:
More than 12,000 people have taken part in research at the Experimental Therapeutics \& Pathophysiology Branch at the National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Program. This has led to advances in the treatment of depression, bipolar disorder, and suicide risk. Researchers want to follow up with this group to see if they continue to have mental health symptoms and receive psychiatric treatments.
Objective:
To learn the long-term impact of depression, bipolar disorder, and suicide risk.
Eligibility:
Adults ages 18 and older who signed consent for Protocol 01-M-0254 over a year ago.
Design:
This study has 2 phases: an online phase and a telephone phase. It has no in-person or face-to-face contact.
In Phase 1, participants will fill out online surveys. They will access the surveys through the study website. The questions will focus on their current thoughts and feelings. The surveys will also ask about their current treatments for their mental health symptoms. At the end of the surveys, they will be asked if they would like to take part in Phase 2. If so, they will mark yes. Phase 2 includes a phone interview. They will be contacted by email to schedule the interview.
In Phase 2, participants will be asked more in-depth questions about how they are feeling. They will also be asked which psychiatric medicines and treatments they have used since they left NIH.
In both phases, participants can skip any questions they do not want to answer.
The online surveys will take 30 minutes to complete. The phone interview will last 1-4 hours.
The information that participants give in this study may be linked to their other NIH research records.
Exclusion: None.
INCLUSION CRITERIA:; In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:; Participants who signed consent for Protocol 01-M-0254: The Evaluation of Patients with Mood and Anxiety Disorders and Healthy Volunteers over a year ago; Age 18 years or older; Able to provide informed consent online using study website or over the telephone; Able to read and write English.