Strong Connections

Depression Clinical Trial

Official title:

Strong Connections-Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03308864
• Other study ID #: RSRB44140
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 1, 2012
• Est. completion date: August 22, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: October 2018
• Source: University of Rochester
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Description:

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 34
• Est. completion date: August 22, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: August 22, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 12 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Depression

Intervention

Behavioral:
• 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.
• 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.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Pediatric Behavior Health and Wellness	Rochester	New York

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Rochester

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Mean Beck Depression Inventory score	Adolescents' depressive symptomatology will be measured using adolescent-report of the Beck Depression Inventory-Youth. It is a 20-item scale ranging from 0 to 100 with higher scores indicating worse health outcomes.	Baseline to 8 months
Primary	Change in Mean Beck Depression Inventory score	Adolescents' depressive symptomatology will be measured using adolescent-report of the Beck Depression Inventory-Youth. It is a 20-item scale ranging from 0 to 100 with higher scores indicating worse health outcomes.	Baseline to 5 months
Secondary	Change in the mean score in suicide ideation.	The Beck Suicide Scale will be used to measure suicide ideation. It is a 21-item scale ranging from 0-2 with higher scores higher levels of suicide ideation.	Baseline to 5 months
Secondary	Change in the mean score in suicide ideation.	The Beck Suicide Scale will be used to measure suicide ideation. It is a 21-item scale ranging from 0-2 with higher scores higher levels of suicide ideation.	Baseline to 8 months
Secondary	Change in mean perceived stress	The Perceived Stress Scale will be used to measure perceived stress. It is a 14-item scale ranging from 0-4 with higher scores higher levels of stress.	Baseline to 5 months
Secondary	Change in mean perceived stress	The Perceived Stress Scale will be used to measure perceived stress. It is a 14-item scale ranging from 0-4 with higher scores higher levels of stress.	Baseline to 8 months
Secondary	Change in mean social adjustment	The Social Adjustment Scale-SR will be used to measure social adjustment. It is a 23-item scale ranging from 0-5 with higher scores higher levels of social adjustment.	Baseline to 5 months
Secondary	Change in mean social adjustment	The Social Adjustment Scale-SR will be used to measure social adjustment. It is a 23-item scale ranging from 0-5 with higher scores higher levels of social adjustment.	Baseline to 8 months
Secondary	Mean change in social support	The Social Support Behaviors Scale will be used to measure social support. There are two domains, one for family and one for friends. It is a 45-item scale ranging from 0-5 with higher scores indicating higher levels of social support.	Baseline to 5 months
Secondary	Mean change in social support	The Social Support Behaviors Scale will be used to measure social support. There are two domains, one for family and one for friends. It is a 45-item scale ranging from 0-5 with higher scores indicating higher levels of social support.	Baseline to 8 months