Using Mental Health Telemetry to Predict Relapse and Re-hospitalization in Mood Disorders (PATH-MOD)
Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Dysthymia
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Major Depressive Disorder focused on measuring psychiatry, mental health, mood disorders, mood diaries, electronic diaries, cell phones, software, mental health telemetry, ecological momentary assessment
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosed DSM-IV mood disorder
- Long-term follow-up at Sunnybrook
- At least two lifetime hospitalizations for mood disorders at the time of recruitment
- Own a web-enabled cell phone,
- Be willing to start or continue with mood journaling using either MHT or some other platform / medium
- Be able to be successfully trained to use MHT,
- Have provided informed consent to participate,
- Have a clinician in the Department of Psychiatry at Sunnybrook who is providing the majority of their mental health care and is participating in this study,
- In the case of participants under the age of 18 years, have the assent of at least one custodial parent and / or legal guardian
Exclusion Criteria:
-
Sites / Locations
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
No Intervention
Experimental
Treatment-as-usual
Mental Health Telemetry (MHT)
Treatment-as-usual, with no active intervention or follow-up. TAU patients will have readmission events monitored over the six-month interval by the study RA via periodic chart reviews and updates from their clinicians
Patients in the MHT group will be encouraged to provide daily symptom self-reports using MHT. MHT patients will also have readmission events monitored over the six-month interval by the study RA via periodic chart reviews and updates from their clinicians