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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00325000
Date of registration: 09/05/2006
Primary sponsor: German Research Foundation
Public title: Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Severely Depressed Inpatients
Scientific title: An Intensive Treatment Program of Interpersonal Psychotherapy Plus Pharmacotherapy for Severely Depressed Inpatients
Date of first enrolment: November 2000
Target sample size:
Recruitment status: Terminated
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00325000
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Germany
Contacts
Name:   Mathias Berger, MD
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Affiliation:  University Clinic Freiburg, Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Major Depression (single episode, recurrent or bipolar II) according to the Structured
Clinical Interview for DSM IV (SCID)and a score of = 16 on the 17-item version of the
Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD)

Exclusion Criteria:

(1) concurrent diagnosis of bipolar I disorder, primary substance abuse or dependency,
mental disorder due to organic factors, and borderline or antisocial personality disorder,
(2) psychotic symptoms, (3) severe cognitive impairment, (4) contraindications to the
study medication, and (5) being actively suicidal



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Major Depression
Intervention(s)
Behavioral: Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Drug: sertraline or amitriptyline
Primary Outcome(s)
The 17-item version of the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD) served as the primary outcome measure
Secondary Outcome(s)
Beck Depression Inventory
Secondary ID(s)
SCHR443/4-1
SCHR443/4-2
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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