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Study of Interpersonal Therapy and Complicated Grief Treatment in Adults 50 Years and Older

NCT01244295 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 151

Last updated 2014-01-16

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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.

Conditions

  • Complicated Grief

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Complicated Grief Treatment

Complicated Grief Treatment (CGT) is a targeted psychotherapy for complicated grief. The treatment integrates principles, strategies and techniques from interpersonal psychotherapy, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral treatment and motivational interviewing. Treatment includes 16 sessions provided weekly.

BEHAVIORAL

Interpersonal Therapy

Standard form of interpersonal psychotherapy delivered for 16 sessions weekly.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH

  • New York State Psychiatric Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • M. Katherine Shear, MD · Columbia University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
95 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-03-31
Primary Completion
2013-06-30
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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