Optimizing Fidelity of Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Optimizing Fidelity of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression

The study is designed to develop and validate an instrument to measure quality and adherence to IPT for research and training purposes. The measure is now being used to evaluate training in IPT.

Study Overview

• Status: Terminated
• Conditions: Depression
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: training in IPT

Detailed Description

The study is a randomized trial comparing 4 different methods of follow-up training in IPT. Following initial 2-day training, participant therapists will be randomized to either individual supervision, group supervision, an internet-based training program, or autodidactic training. Participants will be followed for a year to determine their use of IPT, outcomes with patients, and adherence and quality of IPT in 4 case portfolios. The adherence measure for IPT developed in Phase I of the project is being used as the gold standard measure of IPT fidelity.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 115
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Iowa
    • Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242
      • University of Iowa

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 21 years to 99 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Active and licensed therapist conducting psychotherapy treatment; naïve to training in IPT

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inactive or not treating patients

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

4

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Individual Supervision in IPT; Bi-weekly individual case supervision in IPT	Other: training in IPT; Follow-up training in IPT to determine which best enhances fidelity
Experimental: Group Supervision in IPT; Bi-weekly group supervision in IPT in groups of 4-6 therapists	Other: training in IPT; Follow-up training in IPT to determine which best enhances fidelity
Experimental: Internet-Based Training in IPT; Access to internet-based training in IPT to review information learned in initial 2-day training	Other: training in IPT; Follow-up training in IPT to determine which best enhances fidelity
No Intervention: Autodidactic Training in IPT; Clinicians allowed access to training materials and can engage in self-study

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
expert evaluation of conduct of IPT using IPT Quality and Adherence Measure	The "IPT Quality and Adherence Measure" is the title of a single outcome measure used to assess clinicians performance of IPT	one year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Iowa

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): August 3, 2012
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 31, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): January 31, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 9, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 10, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): February 15, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 9, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 6, 2022
• Last Verified: June 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Behavioral Symptoms; Depression
• Other Study ID Numbers: R33MH097041 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)