A Brief Family-centered Care Program for Bipolar Disorder

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Family interventions have been emphasized in the treatment of BPD and have benefits for patients' symptoms and health; however, the effects of family interventions on family function and caregivers' health-related outcomes have not been well investigated. This randomized controlled trial with 47 hospitalized patient-with-BPD/family-caregiver dyads at a medical center in northern Taiwan compared the effects of a brief family-centered care (BFCC) program with treatment-as-usual (TAU). The findings support both the feasibility of using the BFCC program for inpatients and its specific benefits for family function. An intensive family intervention during hospitalization has been suggested in psychiatric practice to support patients with BPD and family caregivers.

Clinical Trial Description

All of the family caregivers in two groups were invited to attend a routine 60-minute family discussion group about violence and suicide prevention. The TAU group without specific family interview for patient and family caregiver dyad. In the BFCC group, four 90-minute BFCC program sessions were additionally provided twice a week for each hospitalized family dyad. It was hypothesized that family caregivers in the BFCC group could primary increase their family function, and secondary improve perceived health status and reduce caregiver's burdens compared to the TAU. The results showed family caregivers in the BFCC group significant time group interaction effects in overall family function (p=0.03) and subscale-conflict (p=0.04), communication (p=0.01), and problem solving (p=0.04), but there were no significant interaction effects on the caregivers' perceived health status and caregiver's burdens. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT02893007
Study type	Interventional
Source	Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
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Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	March 2010
Completion date	December 2012

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