Clinician Managed Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Early Phase 1CompletedNCT00043602

University of Iowa140 enrolled

Overview

This 12-week study will evaluate the effectiveness of Clinician-Managed Interpersonal Psychotherapy (CM-IPT) in treating postpartum depression and will compare CM-IPT to standard IPT.

CM-IPT is delivered in 12 sessions over the course of a year. Standard IPT is delivered in 12 sessions in the first 12 weeks after treatment assignment.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

140

Conditions

Depression Depression, Postpartum

Interventions

Standard interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive 12 sessions of IPT over 12 weeks.

Clinician managed interpersonal psychotherapy (CM-IPT)BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive 12 sessions of CM-IPT over 1 year.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion criteria: * Women between 8 and 24 weeks postpartum * Meet DSM-IV criteria for Major Depression * Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression score of 12 or more Exclusion criteria: * Active substance abuse * Psychotic disorders

Locations (1)

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression

Time frame: Measured at Week 12

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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