Antepartum Study on Use of Interpersonal Psychotherapy at 3 New York City Site

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Depression

In brief

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of interpersonal psychotherapy in treating pregnant women with depression.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00251043

Run by

New York State Psychiatric Institute

People needed

142

Starts

2005-09-01

Expected to finish

2010-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-03-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Depressed Pregnant women between 18-45 years
• Meets diagnostic criteria for a major depressive disorder
• Reads and understands English or Spanish
• Physically healthy without serious medical illness
• Between 12 and 33 weeks gestation
• Meets diagnostic criteria of DSM-V for a major depressive disorder
• HAM-D score > 12
• EPDS>10

You may not qualify if…

• Drug or alcohol abuse in the 6 months prior to study entry
• Acute risk for suicide
• Clinically significant co-morbid Axis1 disorders
• High risk pregnancy or medical conditions that affect pregnancy when participation in the study will add to risk or compromise the medical condition
• History of or present non-drug induced psychosis
• Currently taking antidepressant medication
• Exclude severe (HAM-D (17 items) score >24) depression prominent vegetative symptoms and or loss of appetite

Where it is running

• New York State Psychiatric Institute — New York, New York, United States

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