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Effects of Therapist Behavior on the Treatment of Depressed Adolescents

U

University of Denver

Status and phase

Completed
Phase 2
Phase 1

Conditions

Dysthymic Disorder
Depression
Depressive Disorder

Treatments

Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other
NIH

Identifiers

NCT00073359
R21MH065988 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
DSIR CT-S

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to identify and evaluate therapist behaviors that affect how well and how long adolescent patients stay in treatment for depression.

Full description

Early patient drop out, sporadic attendance, and minimal participation have hindered the development and administration of effective treatments for adolescent depression. Adolescents who do not receive adequate exposure to active treatment are unlikely to benefit from experimentally supported treatments. Certain therapist behaviors may influence the attendance, drop-out, and overall participation of adolescents with depression. This study will evaluate the effect of engagement interventions and alliance on attendance, participation, completion, and outcome in depressed adolescents.

Participants in this study will have 12 weekly sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) at a school-based health clinic. Audio recordings from the completed CBT sessions will be replayed and evaluated to identify therapist engagement interventions, therapy alliance, and treatment participation.

Sex

All

Ages

13 to 18 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Major depression or dysthymic disorder
  • Referred by school

Exclusion criteria

  • Comorbid psychosis, bipolar disorder, or mental retardation

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Non-Randomized

Interventional model

Single Group Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

Trial contacts and locations

1

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