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

Promoting Well-being in Teens

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00374439

Enrollment

400

Registered

2006-09-11

Start date

2004-01-31

Completion date

2006-04-30

Last updated

2017-04-10

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Conditions

Depressive Symptoms

Keywords

depression, adolescents, prevention, schools

Brief summary

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.

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.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALCognitive-behavioral

Cognitive-behavioral approach

BEHAVIORALInterpersonal Therapy

Interpersonal therapy approach

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

12 Years to 17 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

* Students without parental consent

Design outcomes

Primary

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

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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