Effects of Smartphone-based Treatment for Bipolar Disorder - the Smart Bipolar

Effects of Smartphone-based Treatment for Bipolar Disorder - the Smart Bipolar RCT

The Smart Bipolar RCT is a pragmatic RCT aiming to investigate effects of smartphone-based add on treatment in large scale clinical practice (N= 200 patients).

Bipolar disorder is a complex illness with a complex treatment that differs during manic, depressed, and remitted states, frequently leaving patients with decreased quality of life and impaired psychosocial function. IT solutions have during recent years emerged as a possible way to optimize treatment, but the effects of digital health interventions are rarely investigated scientifically in health care services.

This is an application from the entire Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark including all psychiatric centers in the region. The Smart Bipolar randomized controlled trial is a pragmatic trial aiming to investigate the effects of smartphone-based add-on treatment in large-scale clinical practice (N= 200 patients). Findings from the study will have a great impact on future IT monitoring and treatment in bipolar disorder.

Inclusion Criteria:

• All patients in CAG Bipolar, i.e., with a main diagnosis of bipolar disorder in the five large centers, in the Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark (Psychiatric Center Copenhagen, Psychiatric Center Hilleroed, Psychiatric Center Amager, Psychiatric Center Glostrup and Psychiatric Center Ballerup)

Exclusion Criteria:

• None