NCT03795818

IPT-A for Adolescents With PTSD Symptoms

An Open Clinical Trial of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents With PTSD Symptoms

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 9 (actual)
• Sponsor: New York State Psychiatric Institute · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 13 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In the present study, the investigators propose to 1) adapt Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents (IPT-A) as an intervention for adolescents who report elevated symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - Fifth Edition (DSM-5) criteria for PTSD; and 2) conduct a small open pilot study of IPT-A for PTSD. Ten adolescents ages 13 to 18 who meet DSM-5 criteria for a PTSD diagnosis or have elevated symptoms of PTSD (Child PTSD Symptom Scale \[CPSS-5\] ≥ 31) will be treated with 14-16 weeks of an adapted version of IPT-A. If participants have evidenced a decrease in PTSD symptoms (CPSS-5 \< 31) they will also receive 3 months of once a month maintenance treatment and be assessed by a clinician evaluator at the conclusion of the 3 monthly sessions. If participants have not evidenced a decrease in PTSD symptoms (CPSS-5 ≥ 31), they will be referred for alternative treatments in the community and be assessed by a clinician evaluator 3 months following the completion of IPT-A. All evaluations and therapy sessions will be done over telehealth platform until able to be done in person.

Detailed description

Please see the brief summary for study description.

Conditions

• PTSD

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents	IPT-A is a psychosocial intervention for adolescents that focuses on improving interpersonal relationships that seem to be associated with the psychiatric symptoms.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-08-01
• Primary completion: 2023-06-12
• Completion: 2023-06-12
• First posted: 2019-01-08
• Last updated: 2024-02-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States