Interpersonal psychotherapy counseling for depressed children’s caregivers

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Depression; F32.9; F01.145.126.350

• Registration Number: RBR-5qhmb5
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal de São Paulo

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-06-02
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Depressive episode due to the presence of TDM according to the criteria of the DSMIVR received after administration of KSADS; score lower than 20 on the HDRS; both sex; be under 12 years old; parents must consent to participation by signing the informed consent form previously approved by the Ethics Committee of UNIFESP; preferably one caregiver to the child's mother with depressive episode due to TDM according to the DSMIVR criteria received after the SCIDI administration consent to the participation in the clinical trial.

Exclusion Criteria

Caregiver who receive treatment are using antidepressant medications or psychotherapy is in process; have a risk of suicide assessed by an item of PHQ9 scale, or have a score lower than 3 on the HAMD3, or through the clinical judgment of the SCID applicator; presents diagnostic criteria after administration of the SCIDI for psychoactive substances in the past 6 months; presents diagnostic criteria for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or related disorders by administering the SCIDI; assumes that do not have the opportunity to follow the TIP sessions.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction or remission of depression symptoms from the entry, seen through the result of depression assessment tool in caregivers (Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression - HDRS) from the observation of the variation of at least 50% in depression scores pre and post intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Decrease of psychiatric and behavioral symptoms in children , assessed by CBCL (Check -list for behavioral and emotional problems ) from the observation on ths scores changes, from clinic range (>61)at pre-intervention to normal range (<60)at post-intervention.