Effective Implementation of Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Pragmatic Strategies for Assessing and Enhancing High Fidelity Delivery of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) in Community Practice

Status

Terminated

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03170908

Enrollment

Registered

2017-05-31

Start date

2017-05-19

Completion date

2019-12-06

Last updated

2022-06-09

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Conditions

Depressive Symptoms

Brief summary

The study is designed to observe the impact of improved measures of the fidelity on the community delivery of Interpersonal Psychotherapy. Pairs of therapist-patient dyads will be observed, first to develop and test brief measures of fidelity, and then to correlate those measures with symptomatic outcomes.

Detailed description

The study is designed to observe the impact of improved measures of the fidelity on the community delivery of Interpersonal Psychotherapy. In Phase I, 250 pairs of therapist-patient dyads will be observed as IPT Fidelity measures are developed and validated. In Phase II, 175 pairs of therapist-patient dyads will be observed to prospectively validate the IPT Fidelity measures with longitudinal outcomes on the PHQ-9.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALInterpersonal Psychotherapy

Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) is an empirically-validated time-limited treatment for depression

Study design

Observational model

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* age 18-99 * diagnosis of depressive disorder * being treated with IPT in community settings

Exclusion criteria

\- none

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
PHQ-9	one year	Patient Health Questionnaire-9

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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