Optimizing Fidelity of Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Depression
• Interventions: Other: training in IPT

• Registration Number: NCT03053765
• Lead Sponsor: University of Iowa

Brief Summary

The study is designed to develop and validate an instrument to measure quality and adherence to IPT for research and training purposes. The measure is now being used to evaluate training in IPT.

Detailed Description

The study is a randomized trial comparing 4 different methods of follow-up training in IPT. Following initial 2-day training, participant therapists will be randomized to either individual supervision, group supervision, an internet-based training program, or autodidactic training. Participants will be followed for a year to determine their use of IPT, outcomes with patients, and adherence and quality of IPT in 4 case portfolios. The adherence measure for IPT developed in Phase I of the project is being used as the gold standard measure of IPT fidelity.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-08-03
• Study First Submitted: 2016-08-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-02-10
• Study First Posted: 2017-02-15
• Primary Completion: 2020-01-31
• Study Completion: 2020-01-31
• Status Verified: 2022-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-06-06
• Last Update Posted: 2022-06-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 115

Inclusion Criteria

• Active and licensed therapist conducting psychotherapy treatment; naïve to training in IPT

Exclusion Criteria

• Inactive or not treating patients

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group Supervision in IPT	training in IPT	Bi-weekly group supervision in IPT in groups of 4-6 therapists
Individual Supervision in IPT	training in IPT	Bi-weekly individual case supervision in IPT
Internet-Based Training in IPT	training in IPT	Access to internet-based training in IPT to review information learned in initial 2-day training

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
expert evaluation of conduct of IPT using IPT Quality and Adherence Measure	one year	The "IPT Quality and Adherence Measure" is the title of a single outcome measure used to assess clinicians performance of IPT

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Iowa; 🇺🇸 Iowa City, Iowa, United States