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Mood Patient-Powered Research Network

MoodNetwork is a new kind of study focused on collaboration between people who suffer with mood disorders, researchers, and clinicians.

Massachusetts General Hospital Depression Mood Disorders Mental Health
10 minutes
Estimated Time Commitment
Any Sex/Gender, 18-years or older
May Be Eligible
No compensation
May Be Offered
Personal health tracking, Survey
May Be Required
 
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This project is not recruiting.

Overview

What we are studying

The purpose of the Mood Patient Powered Research Network (MoodNetwork) project is to actively engage people with mood disorders and their friends and family to share information for research that can improve the health and well being of individuals with mood disorders.


Why it is important


What we hope to accomplish

The MoodNetwork is an international project funded by the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). The goal of MoodNetwork is to bring together 50,000 people with mood disorders who can help change the way that depression and bipolar disorder are understood and treated today. As a member of MoodNetwork, participants have the opportunity to share their ideas and experiences with fellow participants, use online tools to track how they are feeling, and get answers to questions about bipolar disorder and depression. MoodNetwork also offers research opportunities, which are studies designed by and for our community. By participating in these studies and contributing experience, concerns, and ideas, participants will help evaluate existing treatments as well as weigh in on promising new approaches.

Principal Investigator

Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD

Massachusetts General Hospital

Public Profile

Who can participate

Participation is voluntary and open to English speakers.

What you may be asked to do

If you agree to participate in the MoodNetwork, you will be asked to complete a brief questionnaire. This questionnaire will take about 2 minutes in total to complete for most people. After signing up, you will also be able to choose to participate in additional, optional questionnaires. You may choose to update information on these questionnaires every 3 to 6 months or as your health changes. We hope that you choose to remain in the MoodNetwork as long as the study is active, but you can choose to withdraw at any time.

Information collected about you will be combined with information from other participants in the Network to learn more about mood disorders and their treatment. You, along with other participants and researchers, might have the option to view graphs and summaries of the information collected from groups of participants. When this information is shared, your name and other personal information will not be used.


Project activities may include:

  • Personal health tracking
  • Survey

Estimated Time Commitment

10 minutes

What You May Get

We can't pay you for participating in MoodNetwork. However, at some future date, you could be paid if you are invited to join a research study that pays its participants.

Location


Travel

  • No travel required

Travel and Parking Details

Additional Information

Project Website

https://moodnetwork.org/


ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier

NCT02453438


Participating Institutions


Funding Source

  • Other
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