Nutrition, Exercise, and Wellness Treatment (NEW Tx) for Bipolar Disorder
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2017-02-28
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in bipolar
disorder, yet no empirically validated psychosocial interventions to manage risk factors for
CVD in BD have been developed. The purpose of this study is to develop and test the
feasibility of an integrated treatment to decrease CVD risk factors, while exploring whether
the intervention improves overall functioning and mood symptoms. The designed treatment
integrates theories on Nutrition strategies, Exercise interventions, and Wellness Treatment
(NEW Tx) to address risk factors for CVD that co-occur with bipolar disorder. NEW Tx includes
novel intervention strategies in each of these three modules, as well as modified and
tailored empirically-supported strategies for bipolar disorder. The primary hypotheses are
that NEW Tx will be feasible to deliver, acceptable to this population, and associated with
improvements in CVD risk factors (i.e., waist circumference). Exploratory analyses will
examine predictors of treatment response and the effect of NEW Tx on mood symptoms and
overall functioning.