Testing a smartphone app to help manage bipolar disorder

This trial is testing whether using a smartphone app called Monsenso—which tracks your daily mood and connects you with your care team—can improve how well bipolar disorder treatment works. The study will compare three groups: people using the app with regular feedback from doctors, people using the app without that feedback, and people receiving standard care with basic mood tracking only. The goal is to see whether this digital tool can help you stay more stable and improve your quality of life.

Bipolar disorder is hard to manage because it changes constantly—from manic to depressed to stable states—and patients often struggle with quality of life and staying connected to treatment. New smartphone tools might help doctors monitor patients better and provide faster support, but scientists haven't fully tested whether these tools actually work in real clinical practice.