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Preliminary effectiveness of interpersonal psychotherapy for bereavement-related major depression and complicated grief among the bereaved families: a prospective observational study

Preliminary effectiveness of interpersonal psychotherapy for bereavement-related major depression and complicated grief among the bereaved families: a prospective observational study - Preliminary effectiveness of interpersonal psychotherapy for bereavement-related major depression and complicated grief among the bereaved families: a prospective observational study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000042215
Enrollment
12
Registered
2020-11-01
Start date
2020-11-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

major depressive disorder and persistent complex bereavement disorder

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Psychiatry and Cognitive-Behavioral Medicine, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Experience of the death of important others. 2.Those who meet DSM-5 criteria for major depressive disorder or persistent complex bereavement disorder. 3.Need for IPT treatment. 4.Those who are under treatment at psychiatric or palliative care center. 5.Those who can give a written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Need for hospitalization. 2.Comorbid psychiatric disorders, i.e. neurodevelopmental disorders, schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders, bipolar and related disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, neurocognitive disorders, and personality disorders. 3.Active suicidal ideation. 4.Experience of IPT treatment. 5.Receiving other structured psychotherapies (except supportive counseling). 6.Difficult of a routine visit. 7.Difficulty for understanding of this intervention, and communicating with clinician in Japanese. 8.Other reasons inadequate for study participation.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change of severity of major depressive disorder measured by Patient Health Questionnaire(PHQ)-9 and persistent complex bereavement disorder measured by Inventory of Complicated Grief(ICG) from pretreatment to immediately posttreatment

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Change of EuroQol-5 Dimensions-5 Level(EQ-5D-5L), Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire(CERQ), Continuing Bonds Scale(CBS), Avoidance of the Loss Subscale of Grief-related Avoidance Questionnaire (GRAQ) and the Experience in Close Relationship-Relationship Structure(ECR-RS) from pretreatment to posttreatment(immediately, 3 months and 6 months after the end of treatment) The Self-report Version of the Panic Disorder Severity Scale(PDSS-SR), The Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale Self Report(LSAS), Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale(PDS), Eating Disorder Inventory-2(EDI-2), or Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7(GAD-7) is performed only when a comorbid diagnosis of panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, eating disorder, or generalized anxiety disorder is made, respectively.

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYuko Toshishige

Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences Psychiatry and Cognitive-Behavioral Medicine

yuu0323uchi@gmail.com052-851-5511

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026