Psychotherapy & Counseling |
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Clinical Trial: Clinician Managed Interpersonal Psychotherapy
This study is currently recruiting patients.
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Purpose
This study will compare the long-term effectiveness of Clinician-Managed Interpersonal Psychotherapy (CM-IPT) and standard IPT for treatment of postpartum depression. It will also evaluate the acute effectiveness of CM-IPT for postpartum depression.
| Condition | Treatment or Intervention |
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| Depression, Postpartum | Behavior: Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) Behavior: Clinician Managed Interpersonal Psychotherapy (CM-IPT) |
MedlinePlus related topics: Postpartum Depression
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Expected Total Enrollment: 160
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.
Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years and above, Genders Eligible for Study: Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Criteria
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
Location and Contact Information
Iowa
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States; Recruiting
Michael W O'Hara, Ph.D. mike-ohara@uiowa.edu
More Information
Record last reviewed: September 2004
Last Updated: October 13, 2004
Record first received: August 9, 2002
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00043602
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-04-08
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
Cache Date: April 8, 2005

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