Dialogical and Narrative Processes in Couple Therapy for Depression - Full Text View

Sponsors and Collaborators:	University of Jyvaskyla University of Kuopio
Information provided by:	University of Jyvaskyla
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00883207

Purpose

The main aim of the project is to develop couple therapy for depression with special interest in dialogical and narrative processes in therapy.

Parenthood, and different psychosocial phenomena, such as domestic violence, suicidal behaviour and alcohol abuse in relation to the client's specific depressive state will be analysed. The second main aim of the study is to analyse the effectiveness couple therapy for depression as a real world study.

The good and poor outcome of different therapy processes will be compared and thus information about precise change processes will be reached. Owing to the real world setting, the inclusion criterion is a broad one: a primary diagnosis of depression (F32 and F33 in ICD-10).

The project will be conducted as a multicentre study so that in each centre the included patients will be randomized into experiment and control groups.

The study centres are (1) Pohjois-Savon sairaanhoitopiiri in Kuopio, (2) Länsi-Pohjan sairaanhoitopiiri in Tornio and Kemi and (3) HUS/ Jorvin sairaala regional psychiatric polyclinics in Espoo. In each province the entire adult population has free access to the psychiatric outpatient clinics in their specific catchment area and thus no selection for the patients is done.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Depression	Behavioral: Psychotherapy	Phase II Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics: Depression Domestic Violence

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind (Investigator), Active Control, Single Group Assignment, Safety Study
Official Title:	Dialogical and Narrative Processes in Couple Therapy for Depression. Two Year Follow-up Study of the Effectiveness and Processes in Couple Therapy

Further study details as provided by University of Jyvaskyla:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; BDI and SCL-90 Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS)for couples -domestic violence, use of alcohol [ Time Frame: 6, 12, 18 and 24 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Outcome Ratings Scale and Session Rating Scale video recordings co-research interviews [ Time Frame: 3 months after termination ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	65
Study Start Date:	February 2006
Estimated Study Completion Date:	October 2009
Primary Completion Date:	July 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Intervention Details:

Narrative and dialogical approach for couples

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Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	15 Years to 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

A primary diagnosis of depression (F32 and F33 in ICD-10);
Under 65 years of age, living in a heterosexual couple relationship;
Contacting the study centres either by oneself or by a referral because of depression (F32 or F33 in ICD-10) rating at least 14 on the Hamilton Rating Scale.

Exclusion Criteria:

Violence;
Drug abuse;
Clear psychotic symptoms, organic brain disorder or severe suicidal behaviour that prevents participation in therapy discussions;
Earlier family or couple therapy due to depression during the two years before the index treatment.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00883207

Contacts

Contact: Jaakko Seikkula, Ph.D.

+358 14 26 02 842

jaakko.seikkula@jyu.fi

Locations

Finland
Department of psychology	Recruiting
Jyväskylä, Finland, 40014
Contact: Outi Kalla, Ph.D. outi.kalla@jyu.fi
Principal Investigator: Jaakko Seikkula, Ph.D.

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Jyvaskyla

University of Kuopio

More Information

Additional Information:

http://www.jyu.fi/ytk/laitokset/psykologia/psykoterapiaklinikka/en/ This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Department of Psychology, UNiversity of Jyvaskyla ( Jaakko Seikkula/Professor )
Study ID Numbers:	DINADEP
Study First Received:	April 16, 2009
Last Updated:	April 16, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00883207 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Finland: Ethics Committee

Keywords provided by University of Jyvaskyla:

Depression
family therapy
dialogical processes
Developing couple therapy for depression

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Depression
Mental Disorders
Mood Disorders
Depressive Disorder
Behavioral Symptoms

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Depression
Mental Disorders
Mood Disorders
Depressive Disorder
Behavioral Symptoms

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 06, 2009