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NCT Number: NCT01531101

First Experimental Study of Transference Work - In Teenagers (FEST-IT)

The First Experimental Study on Transference work - In Teenagers (FEST-IT) will be a randomized clinical trial, which will be designed to explore effects of transference work in dynamic psychotherapy in adolescents with major depressive disorder (MDD). The design of the study is a so-called dismantling design, in which a single component is added and/or varied to an existent treatment method (psychodynamic psychotherapy). Thus, the efficiency of a specific technique (transference interventions) can be identified.

The primary hypothesis is that the transference group may have a more favorable course over time than will the comparison group.

The second hypothesis is that patients with a history of low Quality of Object Relations score and/or personality disorders-might benefit more from therapy with transference work than from therapy without.

The third hypothesis is that female adolescents may have better treatment effect of transference work than male adolescents.

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Key information

Conditions

Depression Behavior Behavioral Symptoms

Age range

16 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Research Unit, Division of, Tønsberg, Vestfold, Norway

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About this study

The effect of transference interventions in depressed adolescents and the moderator moderating effect of quality of object relations, personality disorder and gender will be explored. Methods and study design: The First Experimental Study of Transference Work-In Teenagers (FEST-IT) will be a randomized clinical trial with a dismantling design. The study is aimed to explore the effects of transference work in psychodynamic psychotherapy for adolescents with depression. One hundred patients ages 16 to 18 years old will be randomized to one of two treatment groups, in both of which general psychodynamic techniques will be used. The quality of adolescents' relationships will be a central focus of the study.The patients will be treated over 28 weeks with either a moderate level of transference intervention or no transference intervention. Follow-up will be at 1 year after treatment termination.

Gender personality disorder (PD) and quality of object relations (QOR) will be the preselected moderators.

The object of this clinical trial is to explore the effect of transference interventions in psychodynamic psychotherapy in adolescents with a major depressive disorder. Using a randomized and dismantling design, we hope that the study will add more specific knowledge to the evidence base.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Adolescents aged 16 - 18 years

Exclusion criteria

  • Pervasive developmental disorder,
  • psychosis, or substance abuse

Treatment and study plan

Individual psychodynamic psychotherapy

Behavioral

Individual psychodynamic psychotherapy with or without transference work. I.e. with or without relational therapist interventions focusing on the patient-therapist relationship.

Other names: Individual PDT, Short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy, Short-term dynamic psychotherapy, Short-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy

Primary outcomes

  1. Psychodynamic Functioning Scales (PFS)

    Time frame: 3 months

    Average of 5 subscales rated by experienced clinician raters; family relations, friendships, tolerance for affects, insight, problem solving and adaptive capacity

  2. Inventory of Interpersonal Problems-Circumplex Version (IIP-C)

    Time frame: Currentl

    64.items patient rated measure

Secondary outcomes

  1. Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF)

    Time frame: One week

    Rated by experienced clinician raters

  2. Symptom Checklist-90 (Global Severity Index; GSI)

    Time frame: Current

    Patient-rated

  3. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)

    Time frame: Current

    Patient rated

  4. Montgomery Åsberg Rating Scale (MADRS)

    Time frame: Current

    Rated by therapist and/or experienced clinician rater

Other outcomes

  1. Adolescent Relationship Scale (ARS)

    Time frame: Current

    Patient rated Visual-Analogues scales

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Randi Ulberg

Other

Collaborators

  • University of Oslo

Registry information

Official study title

First Experimental Study of Transference Work - In Teenagers

Acronym: FEST-IT

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Feb 10, 2012
Registry last updated
Mar 17, 2020

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