Bipolar Disorder Trial, Recruiting

Written by an AI model from the ClinicalTrials.gov eligibility criteria and checked on a sample basis. Please confirm against the original criteria.

Who might be able to join this trial:

For young people with bipolar disorder:

• People whose bipolar disorder has been diagnosed according to standard diagnostic guidelines (DSM-V), covering bipolar type I, type II, or a related form, confirmed through a structured interview
• People currently experiencing any mood state are still eligible to be considered

For children or young people who have a parent with bipolar disorder:

• People with at least one parent who has been diagnosed with bipolar type I, type II, or a related form, confirmed through a structured interview

For healthy comparison participants:

• People with no personal psychiatric diagnosis and no close family history of bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders, schizophrenia, or schizoaffective disorder

Who may not be able to join:

For young people with bipolar disorder or those with a bipolar parent:

• People who have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
• People who have an intellectual or developmental disability
• People who have a serious neurological condition that affects thinking or cognition, such as epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, or tuberous sclerosis
• People who have a diagnosis of schizophrenia
• People with a serious or uncontrolled medical condition, as determined by the trial investigators
• Children of bipolar parents whose parents have a history of any brain disease (such as seizures, stroke, meningitis, encephalitis, dementia, or other degenerative brain conditions), or whose parents have a history of intellectual disability

For healthy comparison participants:

• People with any psychiatric diagnosis
• People with a close family member (parent or sibling) who has had bipolar disorder, a psychotic disorder, schizophrenia, or schizoaffective disorder
• People with a close family member who has had a neurological condition
• People with an intellectual disability
• People with a serious neurological condition affecting cognition, such as epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, or tuberous sclerosis
• People with schizophrenia
• People with a serious or uncontrolled medical condition, as determined by the trial investigators

For ongoing annual follow-up visits (all groups):

• People with ASD, an intellectual developmental disorder, a serious neurological condition affecting cognition, schizophrenia, or an uncontrolled medical condition may not be eligible to continue in annual follow-up visits (confirm with trial site)

Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.