03/16/2021
STUDY ANNOUNCEMENT:
Twelve Weeks of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) vs. Supportive Therapy for Depression
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
Enrolling: Male and Female Patients
Study Length: 15 Weeks
Clinic Visits: 12 virtual sessions online, 3 actual visits to New York States Psychiatric Institute
Age Range: Between 18 and 65 years old
IRB Number: 6806R
U.S. Government ID: NCT01868711
Contact: Ronit Kishon Ph.D.: 646 724 4171/ [email protected]
Additional Study Information:
This study offers 12 individual free sessions of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) or Supportive Therapy to people who suffer from depression. All sessions will be administered virtually using HIPAA-compliant video teleconferencing. Participants must have access to the internet and have video conferencing capabilities. During the study, participants can’t be on psychotropic medications nor attend any other psychotherapy. Participants will need to
come in person once for a urine & blood test (protocol #6669) and twice for an electroencephalogram (EEG) (protocol #6559). Please exercise caution when traveling in public and follow public health guidelines, such as wearing masks in public and avoiding crowds. It is important for you to stay informed of public health recommendations and guidelines regarding
COVID-19, such as those issued by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC.gov
) and local governments. If you have questions or do not feel safe traveling, please let us know, and know that you can call to reschedule visits.
CBT is a well-established psychotherapy for depression. CBT’s primary goal is to provide specific tools and methods of depression management. The primary goal of supportive psychotherapy is to strengthen the patient’s ability to cope effectively with various life stressors. The purpose of this research study is to learn which psychophysiological and psychological variables predict who will benefit from each treatment and how these variables may change
throughout therapy.
Participants are randomized to one of these groups and are required to fill out measures that assess various psychological variables at three-time points through 12 weeks of treatment in
addition to smaller measures throughout the treatment. These measures will be filled out online using HIPPA-compliant platforms. We will assist you in accessing and filling out those measures
online. We plan to recruit 60 participants with depression who will complete the psychotherapy, study forms and EEG.
