Calling for Care: Cell Phones for Mood Telemetry in Teens

NCT01083823 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 364-2007
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 33
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

We will modify our existing VMQ/VADIS mood telemetry software to run on a Motorola platform, and enhance it to collect information on both mood symptoms (currently covered by the VMQ/VADIS) as well as daily life stressors (currently outside the VMQ/VADIS' scope). By doing so, we will be able us to examine the role of daily stressors in the lives of teens with and without mood swings, to identify how changes in mood triggered by stressful events are similar to or different from mood changes linked to the bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, or other forms of affective instability.

Conditions

Bipolar Disorder; Cyclothymia; Borderline Personality Disorder

Keywords

Mental health telemetry; Mood telemetry; Mood; Bipolar disorder; Affective instability; Cyclothymia; Electronic diaries; Mood diaries; Mood swings

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• usability

  Assessment of participant drop-out and reporting rates

  After nine months' enrollment

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Validity

  Every three months x 9 months

• Qualitative feedback

  After nine months' enrollment

Study Arms (2)

Self-reported mood swings

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants who self-identify as experiencing severe mood swings that interfere with life.

Other: Mental health telemetry (MHT)

Healthy

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants who self-identify as not experiencing mood swings in the past or at present and who deny past / present problems with substance use.

Other: Mental health telemetry (MHT)

Interventions

Mental health telemetry (MHT) OTHER

Use a cell phone equipped with MHT software to complete a self-report mood symptom questionnaire daily at a fixed time of day, as well as additional discretionary questionnaires following any significantly stressful events.

Also known as: Mood telemetry

Healthy; Self-reported mood swings

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years - 20 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Age 14-20yrs,
• Either (i) self-reported healthy with no past / present history of substance use problems OR (ii) self-reported severe mood swings interfering with daily life.
• Fluent in English.

You may not qualify if:

• Inability to be trained successfully on the MHT software or to complete questionnaires without assistance.
• Unwillingness to sign / maintain a contract with a cell phone service provider.
• Lack of parental assent / willingness to act as guarantor for cell phone provider contract

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre: lead
• Motorola Canada Limited: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Bipolar Disorder; Cyclothymic Disorder; Borderline Personality Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bipolar and Related Disorders; Mood Disorders; Mental Disorders; Personality Disorders

Study Officials

• David M Kreindler, MD

  Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Active Staff

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 8, 2010
• First Posted: March 10, 2010
• Study Start: March 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2012
• Study Completion: April 1, 2012
• Last Updated: April 20, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-04

Locations

CA (1)