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NCT07857213Completed

Seasonality, Chronotype, Impulsivity, and Suicidality in Mood Disorder Patients

The Relationship of Seasonality, Chronotype, Impulsivity and Suicidality in Patients With Bipolar Disorder and Unipolar Depression

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 5 Oct 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The aim of the study is to examine the seasonal variation of suicidal ideation in patients with mood disorders and the trajectory of impulsivity and suicidal ideation in patients with higher seasonality. It also aims to identify seasonal and chronotype factors that contribute to the development of impulsivity and suicidal ideation.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
120 (actual)
First submitted
30 Apr 2024
Start date
22 Jun 2023
Primary completion date
1 Sept 2024
Lead sponsor
Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
NCT number
NCT07857213

What you commit to

  • Study type: Observational
  • Participants enrolled: 120
  • From 22 Jun 2023 to the primary completion date, 1 Sept 2024
  • 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

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Changes in medication therapy within 2 weeks prior to the examination in follow-up interviews

Other illness

  • Not meeting the DSM-5 criteria for Bipolar Affective Disorder-I, Bipolar Affective Disorder-II or Unipolar Depression
  • The presence of another medical illness to explain the current clinical picture
  • Diagnosis of a neurological or neurosurgical disease

Other

  • Poor general health
  • Having a major mood episode in follow-up interviews

Who the study is looking for

  • To be willing and eager to participate in the study after reading and understanding the informed consent form
  • Being diagnosed with Bipolar Affective Disorder-I, Bipolar Affective Disorder-II or Unipolar Depression according to DSM-5 criteria
  • Being between the ages of 18-65
  • At least primary school graduate
  • No other medical illness to explain the current clinical picture
  • No neurological or neurosurgical disease
  • Good general health and well-being
  • No medication change in follow-up interviews for the last 2 weeks
  • Euthymic or subthreshold symptoms in follow-up interviews (not meeting the criteria for a major mood episode)

Age in the registry: 18 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa - Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine
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IstanbulTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status

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