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Culturally Adapted Psychoeducation for Bipolar Disorder in a Low-resource Setting: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Sponsor: Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning
Summary
Study objectives: 1. To determine the effectiveness of the CaPE intervention compared to treatment as usual (TAU) in reducing the time to recurrence for people with bipolar disorder (BD) I/II, currently in remission in Pakistan 2. To determine the impact of the CaPE intervention compared to TAU on clinical outcomes, quality of life and functioning; and 3. To estimate the cost-effectiveness of CaPE in a low-resource setting (i.e., Pakistan) (if the RCT confirms the effectiveness of CaPE in BD. Study design and setting: This will be a multi-centre, assessor blind, individual, parallel-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT) with Pakistani patients with BD. Sample Size: The study aims to recruit a total of N=300 participants in total.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
300
Start Date
2022-06-20
Completion Date
2026-06
Last Updated
2022-09-26
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Culturally adapted Psychoeducation
This is a culturally adapted psychoeducation program consisting of 12 sessions. Each CaPE session lasts for approximately 60 minutes, beginning with a 20-30-minute presentation on the topic of the day, followed by a related exercise (e.g., drawing a life chart or compiling a list of potential triggers for recurrence).
Locations (1)
Lahore General Hospital
Lahore, Select An Option…, Pakistan