Clinician Managed Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Status

Completed

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00043602

Enrollment

140

Registered

2002-08-13

Start date

2001-09-30

Completion date

2007-12-31

Last updated

2013-09-26

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Conditions

Depression, Depression, Postpartum

Brief summary

This 12-week study will evaluate the effectiveness of Clinician-Managed Interpersonal Psychotherapy (CM-IPT) in treating postpartum depression and will compare CM-IPT to standard IPT.

Detailed description

CM-IPT is delivered in 12 sessions over the course of a year. Standard IPT is delivered in 12 sessions in the first 12 weeks after treatment assignment.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALStandard interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)

Participants will receive 12 sessions of IPT over 12 weeks.

BEHAVIORALClinician managed interpersonal psychotherapy (CM-IPT)

Participants will receive 12 sessions of CM-IPT over 1 year.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Women between 8 and 24 weeks postpartum * Meet DSM-IV criteria for Major Depression * Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression score of 12 or more

Exclusion criteria

* Active substance abuse * Psychotic disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression	Measured at Week 12

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026