Cognitive Behavioral vs. Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) Prevention of Depression in Adolescents

April 7, 2017 updated by: Judith Garber, Vanderbilt University

Promoting Well-being in Teens

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral vs. an interpersonal therapy program for preventing depressive symptoms in adolescents.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Hypothesis -- The cognitive-behavioral and interpersonal therapy prevention programs will be significantly better than the no-intervention control group in preventing depressive symptoms measured at post-intervention and at the 6-month follow-up. Gender differences also will be explored.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

400

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Tennessee
      • Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203-5721
        • Vanderbilt University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

12 years to 17 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All students in 9th grade Wellness classes who have parental consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Students without parental consent

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Cognitive-behavioral
Participants in this arm received a cognitive-behavioral program
Behavioral: Cognitive-behavioral
Cognitive-behavioral approach
Experimental: Interpersonal Therapy
Participants in this arm received a prevention program based on interpersonal therapy for depression
Behavioral: Interpersonal Therapy
Interpersonal therapy approach
No Intervention: No intervention
Participants in this arm did not receive an intervention, but complete assessments only

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Children's Depression Inventory
Time Frame: 9 weeks
Change in depressive symptoms from baseline to post-intervention at 9 weeks
9 weeks
Center for Epidemiological Studies - Depression scale
Time Frame: 9 weeks
Change in depressive symptoms from baseline to post-intervention at 9 weeks
9 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Vanderbilt University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2004

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2006

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 8, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 8, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

September 11, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 10, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 7, 2017

Last Verified

April 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Horowitz Dis

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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