3000 bipolar patients join landmark norwegian study
NCT ID NCT00201526
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to describe the full range of bipolar disorder by including 3000 patients from psychiatric clinics across Norway, both with and without other health issues. Researchers will track symptoms, functioning, and medication use through interviews. The goal is to better understand the disorder, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 3,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2003
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Secondary care clinics
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * All admitted patients giving written consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Patients without competence for consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medical Faculty, Norwegian University of Science And Technology
RECRUITINGTrondheim, 7441, Norway
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