Implementation of Brief Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy at the VA

NCT ID: NCT03945136

Last Updated: 2021-04-01

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Total Enrollment: 150 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2016-03-15
• Study Completion Date: 2022-12-31

Brief Summary

The goal of the proposed project is to collect data from clinician files and the electronic medical record to describe the clinical implementation of Brief Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT), an individual psychotherapy for depression and anxiety, at the VA through psychology staff and trainees between 2012-present.

Detailed Description

The goal of the proposed project is to collect data from clinician files and the electronic medical record to describe the clinical implementation of Brief Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT), an individual psychotherapy for depression and anxiety, at the VA through psychology staff and trainees between 2012-present. The study will collect data on patient characteristics (e.g. demographics, diagnoses, reasons for referral, etc.), attendance, and treatment outcome of depression, anxiety and psychosocial functioning to evaluate and describe the feasibility of implementing DIT at the VA.

Medical records of veterans who were provided with DIT treatment between 2012-present will be reviewed and data on patient characteristics (which will include demographic information, diagnoses, reasons for referral, etc.), treatment compliance, and treatment outcome as measured by changes in depression, anxiety, and psychosocial functioning during the treatment period and up to the present will be collected. The investigators estimate that approximately 100 Veterans have been offered and/or provided DIT since 2012 by psychology trainees and staff. This study will provide preliminary data on the feasibility of implementing DIT treatment at the VA. The first trial of DIT for MDD in the VHA is currently being conducted by the PI and the information from the retrospective chart review would help to provide additional data as part of a proposal for a larger scale RCT of DIT.

Conditions

Depression; Anxiety

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE

Interventions

Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy

Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy is a time-limited, manualized, interpersonal and affect-focused psychodynamic treatment that is frequently used to target depression and anxiety.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• receive DIT treatment at VANYHHS between 2012-present

Exclusion Criteria

• was not referred for, or did not receive at least 1 DIT session at VANYHHS between 2012-present

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

VA New York Harbor Healthcare System

FED

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Cory K. Chen, PhD

Director - Psychotherapy Research and Development Program

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Cory K Chen, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

VA New York Harbor Healthcare System

Locations

VA New York Harbor Healthcare System

New York, New York, United States

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

United States

Central Contacts

Cory K Chen, PhD

Role: CONTACT

cory.chen@va.gov

212-686-7500 ext. 4002

Lauren Wash, MA

Role: CONTACT

lauren.wash@va.gov

212-686-7500 ext. 3003

Facility Contacts

Stanley John, MD

Role: primary

212-686-7500 ext. 4455

Other Identifiers

VANYHH

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id