Effectiveness of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) for Men and Women Prisoners With Major Depression

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Major Depressive Disorder

In brief

This study will examine the effects of a first-line treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD), interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), among men and women prisoners.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01685294

Run by

Brown University

People needed

181

Starts

2011-12-01

Expected to finish

2014-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-01-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Meet all DSM-IV criteria for primary (non-substance induced) major depressive disorder
• Expectation of at least 6 months of incarceration at baseline interview
• Incarcerated for at least 4 weeks

You may not qualify if…

• Lifetime:
• Bipolar disorder
• Psychotic disorder
• Are imminently suicidal
• Cannot understand English well enough to understand the consent form or assessment instruments when read aloud

Where it is running

• Massachusetts Correctional Institute - Old Colony Correctional Center — Bridgewater, Massachusetts, United States
• Massachusetts Correctional Institution - Framingham — Framingham, Massachusetts, United States
• South Middlesex Correctional Center — Framingham, Massachusetts, United States
• Massachusetts Correctional Institution - Norfolk — Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
• Adult Correctional Institution - Men's & Women's Medium & Minimum Security Facilities — Cranston, Rhode Island, United States

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