Status:
COMPLETED
Study of Interpersonal Therapy and Complicated Grief Treatment in Adults 50 Years and Older
Lead Sponsor:
New York State Psychiatric Institute
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Conditions:
Complicated Grief
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-95 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
A comparison study of 16 week treatment with either specialized psychotherapy for complicated grief (CGT) or with standard interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) in older adults with complicated grief.
Detailed Description
According to the National Council on Aging (1), in 2005, there were more than 10 million older Americans who were widowed (8.6 million women (43%) and 2.1 million men (14%) over the age of 65). These ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Complicated Grief is the most important problem
- Ability to give informed consent
- Fluent in English
- Willingness to have sessions audiotaped
- Willing to undergo random assignment
Exclusion
- Diagnosis of one or more of the following disorders: Schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder, current (past 6 months) substance abuse or positive urine toxicology exam, Bipolar Disorder, current manic episode, Dementia
- Acute, unstable or severe medical illness such as (but not limited to) stroke, epilepsy, or other neurodegenerative disorders, metastatic or active cancer, hepatic disease, or primary renal disease requiring dialysis
- Pending or active disability claim or lawsuit related to the death
- Concurrent psychosocial therapy
- Judged to be at serious risk to self or others
- For people currently taking antidepressant medications, to be included in the study they must be on the medication for at least 3 months and for at least 6 weeks on the same dose
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
151 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01244295
Start Date
March 1 2008
End Date
December 1 2013
Last Update
January 16 2014
Active Locations (1)
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1
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York, United States, 10032