Status:
COMPLETED
Maintenance Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Sustaining Remission of Depression
Lead Sponsor:
University of Pittsburgh
Conditions:
Depression
Eligibility:
FEMALE
20-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of maintenance interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) in preventing relapse of depression in women who have required combined psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy tr...
Detailed Description
Depression is a serious medical illness that can recur more than once in a person's lifetime. Effective treatment methods are needed to maintain a state of remission in people who have had prior episo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Met all entry criteria for the parent study, "Maintenance Psychotherapy in Recurrent Depression, Study I"
- Began IPT as outlined in the parent study
- Demostrated compliance with IPT sessions during the parent study
- Exhibits less than a 50% reduction in score on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression after 12 weeks of psychotherapy or fails to meet stabilization criteria after 24 weeks of psychotherapy during the parent study
Exclusion
- Any unstable medical illness
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 1995
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
March 1 2001
Estimated Enrollment :
93 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00227981
Start Date
March 1 1995
End Date
March 1 2001
Last Update
June 25 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15237