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Long-term Observation of Participants With Mood Disorders

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) · NCT04877977

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–99 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Observational
Target enrollment
1000
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
August 17, 2021
Record last updated
October 1, 2026

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What the study is about

Background

More than 12,000 people have taken part in research at the Experimental Therapeutics \& Pathophysiology Branch at the National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Program. This has led to advances in the treatment of depression, bipolar disorder, and suicide risk. Researchers want to follow up with this group to see if they continue to have mental health symptoms and receive psychiatric treatments.

Objective

To learn the long-term impact of depression, bipolar disorder, and suicide risk.

Eligibility

Adults ages 18 and older who signed consent for Protocol 01-M-0254 over a year ago.

Design

This study has 2 phases: an online phase and a telephone phase. It has no in-person or face-to-face contact.

In Phase 1, participants will fill out online surveys. They will access the surveys through the study website. The questions will focus on their current thoughts and feelings. The surveys will also ask about their current treatments for their mental health symptoms. At the end of the surveys, they will be asked if they would like to take part in Phase 2. If so, they will mark yes. Phase 2 includes a phone interview. They will be contacted by email to schedule the interview.

In Phase 2, participants will be asked more in-depth questions about how they are feeling. They will also be asked which psychiatric medicines and treatments they have used since they left NIH.

In both phases, participants can skip any questions they do not want to answer.

The online surveys will take 30 minutes to complete. The phone interview will last 1-4 hours.

The information that participants give in this study may be linked to their other NIH research records.

Conditions: Depression; Suicide Risk

Eligibility criteria

Copied from the official record. The study team makes the final decision at screening.

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  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:

In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:

  • Participants who signed consent for Protocol 01-M-0254: The Evaluation of Patients with Mood and Anxiety Disorders and Healthy Volunteers over a year ago.
  • Age 18 years or older
  • Able to provide informed consent online using study website or over the telephone
  • Able to read and write English

EXCLUSION CRITERIA

None.

Recruiting US locations

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    Bethesda, MD 20892

    Site contact: Elizabeth Ballard, Ph.D. · 301-435-9399 · elizabeth.ballard@nih.gov

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Elizabeth D Ballard, Ph.D. · (301) 435-9399 · elizabeth.ballard@nih.gov
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