NCT01685294

Effectiveness of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) for Men and Women Prisoners With Major Depression

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 181 (actual)
• Sponsor: Brown University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will examine the effects of a first-line treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD), interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), among men and women prisoners.

Detailed description

The purpose of this 3-year randomized trial is to promote uptake of evidence-based treatment in criminal justice settings by conducting a fully-powered randomized effectiveness study that collects pilot implementation data, including cost-effectiveness data. Group IPT will be compared to treatment as usual (TAU) in a sample of 90 male and 90 female prisoners with MDD from 4 institutions, allowing us to explore gender effects.

Conditions

• Major Depressive Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Group IPT for Depression + TAU	Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) will be administered in 20 group 90-minute sessions over 10 weeks and 4 individual sessions (before group starts, in the middle of the group, at the end of the group, and one month after the group ends). These sessions will focus on improving your relationships with others, building healthy relationships, setting goals, and increasing coping skills. Additionally, participants will receive standard prison mental health treatment, individual therapy, medication, etc.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-12-01
• Primary completion: 2014-10-01
• Completion: 2014-10-01
• First posted: 2012-09-14
• Last updated: 2016-01-13

Locations

5 sites across 1 country: United States