NCT06882590Not yet recruiting
A Compassionate-focused Intervention for Older People with Bipolar Disorder
A Brief Compassionate-focused Intervention for Older People with Bipolar Disorder
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 18 Mar 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The aim of this study is to determine whether it is feasible to deliver a 9-session compassionate-focused therapy for older people with bipolar disorder. Participants will be asked to complete baseline measures and at post-intervention follow-up (12 weeks and 24 weeks) to understand any potential clinical benefits of the therapy.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 6 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 5 Mar 2025
- Start date
- 1 Jul 2025
- Primary completion date
- 1 Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
- University of Manchester
- Diseases
- Bipolar disorder
- NCT number
- NCT06882590
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 6
- From 1 Jul 2025 to the primary completion date, 1 Feb 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Currently receiving psychological therapy.
Other illness
- MoCA score of \<22 to exclude for moderate and severe cognitive impairment.
Other
- Currently in an episode of mania or hypomania according to the MINI.
- Experiencing 'severe depression' according to the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, which equates to a score of over 24.
Who the study is looking for
- Adults aged 60 years and above.
- Have a nominated healthcare professional (i.e. GP/Care Coordinator)
- Meet the criteria for a diagnosis of bipolar disorder I or II according to the MINI.
- Score of \>57 on Ruminative Response Scale (RRS)
- Be able to provide written informed consent.
- Be able to speak sufficient English to engage in the assessments and intervention.
Age in the registry: 60 years to 90 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Greater Manchester | United Kingdom | Unknown status |
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