Anmella, GerardMas, AriadnaSanabra González, MiriamValenzuela-Pascual, ClàudiaValentí Ribas, MarcPacchiarotti, IsabellaBenabarre, AntonioGrande i Fullana, IriaDe Prisco, MicheleOliva, VincenzoFico, GiovannaGiménez Palomo, AnnaBastidas, AnnaAgasi, IsabelYoung, Allan H.Garriga, MarinaCorponi, FilippoLi, Bryan M.De Looff, PeterVieta i Pascual, Eduard, 1963-Hidalgo Mazzei, Diego2026-01-162026-01-162023-10-210165-0327https://hdl.handle.net/2445/225676Background: Bipolar disorder (BD) lacks objective measures for illness activity and treatment response. Electrodermal activity (EDA) is a quantitative measure of autonomic function, which is altered in manic and depressive episodes. We aimed to explore differences in EDA (1) inter-individually: between patients with BD on acute mood episodes, euthymic states and healthy controls (HC), and (2) intra-individually: longitudinally within patients during acute mood episodes of BD and after clinical remission. Methods: A longitudinal observational study. EDA was recorded using a research-grade wearable in patients with BD during acute manic and depressive episodes and at clinical remission. Euthymic BD patients and HC were recorded during a single session. We compared EDA parameters derived from the tonic (mean EDA, mEDA) and phasic components (EDA peaks per minute, pmEDA, and EDA peaks mean amplitude, pmaEDA). Inter- and intra-individual comparisons were computed respectively with ANOVA and paired t-tests. Results: 49 patients with BD (15 manic, 9 depressed, and 25 euthymic), and 19 HC were included. Patients with bipolar depression showed significantly reduced mEDA (p = 0.003) and pmEDA (p = 0.001), which increased to levels similar to euthymia or HC after clinical remission (mEDA, p = 0.011; pmEDA, p < 0.001; pmaEDA, p < 0.001). Manic patients showed no differences compared to euthymic patients and HCs, but a significant reduction of tonic and phasic EDA parameters after clinical remission (mEDA, p = 0.035; pmEDA, p = 0.004). Limitations: Limited sample size, high inter-individual variability of EDA parameters, limited comparability to previous studies and non-adjustment for medication. Conclusion: EDA ecological monitoring might provide several opportunities for early detection of depressive symptoms, and might aid at assessing early response to treatments in mania and bipolar depression.65 p.application/pdfengcc-by-nc-nd (c) Elsevier B.V., 2023http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Trastorn bipolarMarcadors bioquímicsGlàndules sudoríparesManic-depressive illnessBiochemical markersSweat glandsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion7467082026-01-16info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess37865347