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Evolution of DMDD Children and Adolescent

An observational study in Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, Prognosis Factors and Suicidal Behaviors, sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens. Terminated at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 10 Years to 25 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-25.

Sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens · Observational

Why this study was terminated
Recruitment difficulties
Study type
Observational
Model
Case-only
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
4
Ages
10 Years to 25 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Little is known about the natural course and prognosis factors of inpatients and outpatients with Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD). The investigators conducted a cross-sectional study to determine the evolution of a sample of DMDD patients referred to the hospital for suicidal behaviors between 2013 and 2018 in terms of diagnostic stability, psychiatric comorbidity, and psychosocial factors. A group of patients with various episodic mood disturbances was used as a clinical case control group.

In addition to change in DMDD symptoms across time, the investigators examined the onset and persistence of psychiatric comorbidity using the KIDDIE-SADS PL and suicidal behaviors using the Colombia Suicidality Severity Rating Scale. The investigators also examined the persistence of depressive symptoms using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), the persistence of emotional lability (Affective Lability Scale-18), borderline traits (Abbreviated Diagnostic of Inventory Borderline). Socio-demographic, clinical features and actigraphy-measured sleep characteristics determined between 2013 and 2018 were used to predict the evolution of the DMDD patients and the clinical control group.

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Conditions studied

  • Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
  • Prognosis Factors
  • Suicidal Behaviors
  • Actigraphy

Keywords

  • Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
  • prognosis factors
  • natural course
  • suicidal behaviors
  • actigraphy
  • pediatric depressive disorder
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In context

Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens is the lead sponsor of 576 studies on the registry; 178 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
10 Years to 25 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

DMDD patients referred to the hospital for suicidal behaviors between 2013 and 2018 in terms of diagnostic stability, psychiatric comorbidity, and psychosocial factors.

A group of patients with various episodic mood disturbances was used as a clinical case control group.

Inclusion criteria

  • Boys and girls between 10 and 25-year-old
  • patients who had been referred to the university hospital of Amiens for suicidal behaviors between 2013 and 2018
  • patients who participated to the study "Clinical and actigraphy-measured profiles of inpatient youths with suicidal behavior: exploration of the severe mood dysregulation"

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • No affiliation to a social security service
  • Persons deprived of their liberty as stipulated in article L.1121-6 of the Public Health Code
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Study design

Observational model
Case-only
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
4 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • various episodic mood disturbances patient group

    A group of patients with various episodic mood disturbances was used as a clinical case control group.

  • Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) patient group

    DMDD patients referred to the hospital for suicidal behaviors between 2013 and 2018 in terms of diagnostic stability, psychiatric comorbidity, and psychosocial factors.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Diagnostic evolution toward an other psychiatric disorder.

    The evolution toward another psychiatric disorder would be examined using the semi-structured interview KIDDIE-SADS and the Ab-DIB to examine borderline traits. The K-SADS is a semi-structured interview to measure current and past symptoms of mood, anxiety, psychotic, and disruptive behavior disorders in children ages 6-18 years old. (Ab-DIB) as a screening measure of borderline psychopathology in an adolescent clinical population.

    Time frame: one day

  2. persistence of a full-blown DMDD diagnostic

    The persistence of a full-blown DMDD diagnostic would be defined using the DSM-5 criteria. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) is the 2013 update to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the taxonomic and diagnostic tool published by the American Psychiatric Association.

    Time frame: one day

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Study locations

1 site
  • CHU Amiens
    Amiens, 80480, France
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 25, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04820946
Lead sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 29, 2021
Start date
Nov 16, 2022
Primary completion
Mar 9, 2026
Completion
Mar 9, 2026
Last update
Jun 25, 2026

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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