Strong Connections

NCT ID: NCT03308864

Last Updated: 2018-10-15

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

34 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-11-01

Study Completion Date

2018-08-22

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to compare two talking forms of therapy designed to help reduce depressive symptoms in teenagers: Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents and Treatment as Usual.

Detailed Description

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Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents (IPT-A) is a manualized short-term therapeutic intervention that has been shown to be efficacious in a number of randomized control trials for adolescent depression. The primary aim of the present study is to evaluate the feasibility of incorporating Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents (IPT-A) into routine psychotherapeutic treatment at Strong Behavioral Health: Child and Adolescent Outpatient. The second aim of the present investigation is to examine changes in adolescent symptomatology, interpersonal functioning, perceived stress, and social support throughout the course of treatment. The third aim of the present study is to compare the effectiveness of IPT-A versus treatment as usual (TAU) at reducing depressive symptoms among adolescents.

Conditions

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Depression

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents (IPT-A)

All adolescents who present at Child and Adolescent Outpatient Service (CAOS) for a diagnostic intake evaluation and who report any symptoms of depression.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Experimental: Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents (IPT-A) IPT-A is a manualized intervention for depression that targets adolescents' interpersonal context and social supports as mechanisms of change. It will be provided in accordance with the treatment manual by Child and Adolescent Outpatient Service clinicians over the course of 12-16 50-minute sessions.

Treatment as Usual

All adolescents who present at Child and Adolescent Outpatient Service (CAOS) for a diagnostic intake evaluation and who report any symptoms of depression.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Treatment as usual

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Treatment as usual will consist of the standard care for adolescent depressive symptoms at CAOS. TAU is not manualized; it is consistent with care typically provided in community settings. Therapists establish a working alliance, are empathetic, reflect expressed affect, and discuss options for coping with concerns as initiated by the adolescent.

Interventions

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Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents

Experimental: Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents (IPT-A) IPT-A is a manualized intervention for depression that targets adolescents' interpersonal context and social supports as mechanisms of change. It will be provided in accordance with the treatment manual by Child and Adolescent Outpatient Service clinicians over the course of 12-16 50-minute sessions.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Treatment as usual

Treatment as usual will consist of the standard care for adolescent depressive symptoms at CAOS. TAU is not manualized; it is consistent with care typically provided in community settings. Therapists establish a working alliance, are empathetic, reflect expressed affect, and discuss options for coping with concerns as initiated by the adolescent.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* age 12-18
* scoring in the clinically elevated range for depression using the Beck Depression Inventory for Youth

Exclusion Criteria

* currently psychotic
* do not speak English
* currently participating in another form of mental health treatment
* considered to need inpatient hospitalization
* IQ less than 70
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Rochester

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Elizabeth Handley

Research Associate

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Pediatric Behavior Health and Wellness

Rochester, New York, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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RSRB44140

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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