Predicting Recurrence of Mood in Patients with BD (PROMPT-BD)
This study is actively recruiting participants!
Purpose: The purpose of this research study is to learn more about bipolar disorder in adolescents and young adults and to predict the likelihood of a mood recurrence (mania, hypomania or depression) for a specific individual.
Who can participate:
- Adolescents between 14 and 25 years old who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and are currently in remission (few or no minimal symptoms for the past 2 months)
What the study involves:
- Completion of interviews and questionnaires at each of 6 study visits: eligibility assessment, study intake visit and follow-up visits at 6 months, 12 months, 18 months and 24 months, including questions about your mood and behavior, including for example, questions about suicidal thoughts.
- Wearing an actiwatch (a wrist-worn device that measures rest and activity rhythms) for 2 weeks, at five times during the study (intake, 6 months, 12 months, 18 and 24 months).
- Using the AWARE smartphone app (an application that passively collects data from your phone) for the 24-month duration of the study.
If you are interested in hearing more about the study and would like to see if you are eligible to participate, please email the study coordinator Mary Kay Gill at gillmk@upmc.edu