Impact of Duration of Untreated Manic Episodes on Clinical Outcome

Patients Diagnosed With Bipolar Disorder ( Manic Episodes) and Delayed Diagnosis Clinical Trial

Official title:

Impact of Duration of Untreated Bipolar Disorder (Manic Episodes) on Clinical Outcome

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Enrolling by invitation

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04563910
• Other study ID #: 17101199
• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Start date: September 23, 2020
• Est. completion date: October 24, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: September 2020
• Source: Assiut University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The current study is cross sectional retrospective study, included 100 patients were diagnosed as mood disorder bipolar I (manic episodes) according to DSM5, patients recruited from inpatient psychiatric unit at department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Assiut University hospitals The current work is designed to study the effect of duration of untreated bipolar disorder on clinical outcome ( severity , residual symptoms ,duration of hospital admission) and to study factors affecting duration of untreatment in Upper Egypt.

Description:

Mood disorder carries a major burden in our country as it represents 15% of inpatients and 20% of outpatients in mental hospitals in Egypt

The current work is designed to study the effect of duration of untreated bipolar disorder on clinical outcome ( severity , residual symptoms ,duration of hospital admission) and to study factors affecting duration of untreatment in Upper Egypt.

The current study is cross sectional retrospective study, included 100 patients were diagnosed as mood disorder bipolar I (manic episodes) according to DSM5, patients recruited from inpatient psychiatric unit at department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Assiut University hospitals

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: October 24, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: September 23, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 45 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• -Age group between 18 to 45 years old.

• Patients diagnosed as mood disorder bipolar I manic episode according to DSM V(2).

• Clearly consenting to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• -Mood disorder due to substance abuse.

• Patients in depressive episodes.

• other mental disorders

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Bipolar Disorder
• Patients Diagnosed With Bipolar Disorder ( Manic Episodes) and Delayed Diagnosis

Intervention

Other:
• young mania rating scale
questionnaires to the patients and their family after their written consent

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Assiut university	Assiut

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Assiut University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	measure the effect of duration of untreated bipolar disorder on severity (young mania rating scale on admission	To study the effect of duration of untreated bipolar disorder (manic episodes) on clinical outcomes (severity).	one year
Secondary	To measure the effect of duration of untreated bipolar disorder (manic episodes) on clinical outcomes (severity, residual symptoms, duration of admission).	residual symptoms measured by young mania rating scale on discharge	one year

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