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- Clinical Trial NCT03255954
IPC for University Counseling Centers
Interpersonal Counseling (IPC) for University Counseling Centers
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) is a short term, evidence-based treatment approach that has shown benefits in treating major depressive disorder as well as other psychiatric conditions. IPT focuses on the patient's current life events, including social and interpersonal functioning, as a means of understanding and treating maladaptive symptoms. Interpersonal Counseling (IPC) is a modification of the Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) protocol. Subsequently, IPC was developed as a brief intervention for depression to be used in primary care, family practice and non-mental health programs, educational and work settings. IPC is a treatment approach ready for dissemination and implementation by non-mental health workers who have direct contact with individuals at risk for depression and other pathologies. IPC has been used for efficient training, for preventative and screening purposes in doctor's offices, schools, community based centers and organizations.
IPC synthesizes the fundamental principles of IPT into 3-6 sessions. Individuals receiving IPC are initially assessed for symptoms of pathology, and then encouraged to identify interpersonal problem areas which may be contributing to their presenting symptoms. The key principles and techniques standard to IPT are also applied in IPC, so that the protocol can act not only as an assessment tool, but also as a brief intervention. After identifying an interpersonal problem area, the IPC clinician works with the client to mobilize social support and rehearse more effective communication strategies. Once the IPC protocol is completed, clinical decisions can be made regarding clients' need for follow-up psychotherapy or alternative referrals.
Over the last decade, college and university counseling centers are reporting that students are seeking psychiatric services under more distress and with more severe disorders. College-age students are generally at increased risk for experiencing psychopathology; they are at the age where first episodes of depression, bipolar disorder, or psychosis often occur. Secondly, college students are often away from their social and family networks for the first time, and may experience less instrumental social support when experiencing periods of psychological distress. To date, most college counseling centers conduct psychological assessments of students presenting for services and provide supportive counseling, often for a finite number of sessions due to the heavy volume of student referrals. For these reasons, it is important to have a brief, yet comprehensive protocol for screening and intervening with distressed college students. Such protocols should be structured and accessible to implementation by a range of professionals: clinical social workers or psychologists, practicum students and interns training in these fields. IPC, a systematic, brief evaluation, support and triage approach may help university counseling centers in both their treatment and intervention.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Leslie Miller, MD
- Phone Number: 410 550 9014
- Email: lmille84@jhmi.edu
Study Locations
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Toronto, Canada
- University of Toronto
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Maryland
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Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21218
- Homewood Counseling Center
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Massachusetts
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Amherst, Massachusetts, United States, 01002
- Amherst College Counseling Center
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18-40 years old
- Currently receiving counseling at one of the study locations
- Adjustment disorder with depressed mood or mild to moderate depression which correlates with a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) score of 5-14.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy.
- Non-English speaking
- Poses a significant risk for dangerousness to self or others, or suffers from a concomitant medical or psychiatric comorbidity that makes the study protocol inadvisable (i.e., post-traumatic stress disorder, autism, psychotic disorder, bipolar I or II disorder, eating disorder, alcohol or substance abuse or current use)
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Other
- Allocation: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Interpersonal Counseling-C
Interpersonal Counseling for University Counseling Centers is a psychotherapeutic intervention
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Interpersonal Counseling (IPC) is a brief version of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT).
IPC synthesizes the fundamental IPT principles into 3-6 sessions.
Individuals receiving IPC are initially assessed for symptoms of depression, and then encouraged to identify interpersonal problem areas which may be contributing to their presenting symptoms.
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Retention rate
Time Frame: One year
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Retention rate will be assessed by calculating the number of participants who completed the study compared to the number of participants who enrolled in the study
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One year
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Satisfaction questionnaire
Time Frame: Participants complete a satisfaction questionnaire when they have completed the study (maximum of 3 months)
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Assess satisfaction of IPC-C via a 9 question, 7 point likert satisfaction scale questionnaire.
High satisfaction with IPC will be evidenced by average scores of 6 on a 7 point satisfaction scale
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Participants complete a satisfaction questionnaire when they have completed the study (maximum of 3 months)
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Leslie Miller, MD, Johns Hopkins University
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- IRB00119669
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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