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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
75 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2005-11-30
2010-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Examine the relationship between improved mood, participation, and life satisfaction.
Implement exploratory analyses of the relationships between person and injury characteristics and outcomes of treatment.
Maximize potential application to clinical practice by:
Implementing the treatment in a clinical context so that its utility is demonstrated in a setting that maximizes ecological validity, and Creating and disseminating a manual detailing CBT treatment. This study is a randomized clinical trial that compares two treatment conditions: CBT and supportive psychotherapy (SPT). CBT has been shown to be effective in diverse studies. In this study, CBT has been shaped to be used specifically with people with typical post-TBI cognitive challenges. All participants will be given an opportunity to immediately receive a randomly assigned psychotherapy intervention to potentially enhance coping. Both CBT and SPT will involve 16 sessions of individual treatment. The initial session will be 90 minutes, with remaining sessions 50 minutes. In both treatments, participants will be seen for three months, with sessions twice weekly for the first month and once a week subsequently. The research assistants who will administer pre- and postintervention evaluation instruments will be blind to each participant's randomly assigned treatment condition. Evaluation instruments will be administered at baseline and at three points of follow-up: one week, six months, and one year after treatment. A detailed manual describing treatment methods will be developed based on the intervention.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Treatment Arm 1
Individual psychotherapy focused on identifying and correcting maladaptive cognitions and behaviors with the goal of improving mood. The intervention has adapted CBT specifically to address cognitive deficits associated with TBI, which compound the cognitive distortions typical of depression. CBT therapists embed compensatory strategies within treatment sessions to address cognitive limitations of each participant.
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Individual psychotherapy focused on identifying and correcting maladaptive cognitions and behaviors with the goal of improving mood. The intervention has adapted CBT specifically to address cognitive deficits associated with TBI, which compound the cognitive distortions typical of depression. CBT therapists embed compensatory strategies within treatment sessions to address cognitive limitations of each participant.
Treatment Arm 2
A client-centered individual psychotherapy treatment approach designed to address depressive disorders commonly experienced by individuals following a TBI. In line with traditional supportive psychotherapy approaches, the objective of SPT is to improve the individual's ability to deal with problems of daily living more effectively through problem identification, praise, reassurance, encouragement, psychoeducation, advice, anticipatory guidance, and expanding awareness.
Supportive psychotherapy
A client-centered individual psychotherapy treatment approach designed to address depressive disorders commonly experienced by individuals following a TBI. In line with traditional supportive psychotherapy approaches, the objective of SPT is to improve the individual's ability to deal with problems of daily living more effectively through problem identification, praise, reassurance, encouragement, psychoeducation, advice, anticipatory guidance, and expanding awareness.
Interventions
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Cognitive behavioral therapy
Individual psychotherapy focused on identifying and correcting maladaptive cognitions and behaviors with the goal of improving mood. The intervention has adapted CBT specifically to address cognitive deficits associated with TBI, which compound the cognitive distortions typical of depression. CBT therapists embed compensatory strategies within treatment sessions to address cognitive limitations of each participant.
Supportive psychotherapy
A client-centered individual psychotherapy treatment approach designed to address depressive disorders commonly experienced by individuals following a TBI. In line with traditional supportive psychotherapy approaches, the objective of SPT is to improve the individual's ability to deal with problems of daily living more effectively through problem identification, praise, reassurance, encouragement, psychoeducation, advice, anticipatory guidance, and expanding awareness.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Having a TBI as a result of a blow to the head followed by a loss of consciousness or period of being dazed and confused or a period of post traumatic amnesia or clinical signs of altered neurological function; this information must be medically documented (e.g., emergency medical record, hospital record, neuroradiological report, or neurological exam or record of physician's visit within 24 hours of injury)
* Being at least 6 months post injury
* Being English-speaking
* Having residential telephone service
* Living within 1.5 hours of New York City
* Having at least a sixth-grade reading level
* Meeting DSM-IV criteria for a current depressive mood disorder
* Not being in psychotherapy and being willing to abstain from seeking psychotherapy during the course of participation
* Being willing to complete questionnaires and interviews about mood, thinking skills, community participation and life satisfaction
* Agreeing to participate, verified by completion of informed consent and HIPAA documents.
* Individuals who meet criteria and are currently using prescribed mood medications will be included in the study if dosage has been stable for sixty days.
Exclusion Criteria
* History of mental retardation
* Lack of capacity to sign informed consent
* Taking antidepressant medications for less than six months
* Having any changes in antidepressant medications in the last six months
* History of current or past psychosis or mania
* Current substance abuse
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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U.S. Department of Education
FED
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Wayne Gordon, Ph.D.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Locations
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, United States
Countries
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References
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Ashman T, Cantor JB, Tsaousides T, Spielman L, Gordon W. Comparison of cognitive behavioral therapy and supportive psychotherapy for the treatment of depression following traumatic brain injury: a randomized controlled trial. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2014 Nov-Dec;29(6):467-78. doi: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000098.
Other Identifiers
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H133B040033
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: secondary_id
GCO 04-0782
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
NCT00233116
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: nct_alias