Clinical trials: Depression in Adolescence
Healthy
Neural Mechanisms of Meditation Training in Healthy and Depressed Adolescents: An MRI Connectome Study
The primary objective will be to study changes in putamen structural connectivity in healthy teens with meditation training. Hypothesis: Putamen structural node strength will increase in the training group compared to controls.
- Trial name
- NCT04254796
- Testing
- Training for Awareness, Resilience, and Action (TARA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Substance Use, Conduct Disorders in Adolescence
Prevention of Substance Use in At-Risk Students: A Family-Centered Web Program
The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a web-based version of the Family Check-up (FCU). The FCU is a school-based family-centered intervention that has been developed over the past 20 years and…
- Conditions
- Substance Use, Conduct Disorders in Adolescence, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT03060291
- Testing
- FCU-Online, web/ mobile only, FCU-Online, web/ mobile + coach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 322 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oregon
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Study of Lurasidone in Treating Antipsychotic Naive or Quasi-Naive Children and Adolescents
The overarching purpose of this pilot study is to collect preliminary data regarding the variability of weight gain associated with lurasidone (Latuda©) treatment of antipsychotic naive children and adolescents in order to inform…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophreniform Disorder, Psychosis NOS
- Trial name
- NCT01731119
- Testing
- Latuda©
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Adolescent Depression
Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Adolescent Depression
Aim. To provide preliminary data about the efficacy of omega-3FA in the treatment of adolescent MDD. To address this aim, a 10-week double blind, placebo-controlled study of omega-3FA, using a flexible dose titration is proposed.
- Trial name
- NCT00312897
- Testing
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids, corn oil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Type 2 Diabetes, Depression
Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Depression and Insulin Resistance in Adolescents
Rates of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in adolescents have escalated. Adolescent-onset is associated with greater health comorbidities and shorter life expectancy than adult-onset T2D.
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, Depression, Insulin Resistance, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT04992299
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Intervention, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Health Education
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Suicide, Attempted, Suicide and Depression
Ketamine Versus Midazolam for Recurrence of Suicidality in Adolescents
This project aims to examine the signal of efficacy of ketamine, a rapidly acting medication shown to decrease suicidality in adults in as short as hours or days, as opposed to weeks.
- Conditions
- Suicide, Attempted, Suicide and Depression, Suicide Threat
- Trial name
- TASK (NCT04592809)
- Testing
- Ketamine Hydrochloride, Midazolam Hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Major Depressive Disorder
rTMS for Depressed Teens: A Sham-Controlled Trial, Part 2
This research proposal aims to better understand the neurobiology of depression in adolescents and how repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) may therapeutically impact brain function and mood.
- Trial name
- NCT01804296
- Testing
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Paul E. Croarkin
Bipolar Disorder
Oral Uridine for Treatment of Bipolar Depression in Adolescents
The purpose of the study is to see if the investigational medication uridine reduces depression symptoms in adolescents with bipolar disorder. Uridine is a naturally occurring chemical that is made by the human liver.
- Trial name
- NCT00841269
- Testing
- Uridine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Bipolar I Depression
Lurasidone Pediatric Bipolar Study
A study to evaluate efficacy and safety of flexibly dosed Lurasidone in children and adolescents with bipolar I depression
- Trial name
- Illuminate (NCT02046369)
- Testing
- Lurasidone
- Where
- 66 sites in United States, Bulgaria and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
Depression
Activating and Connecting Teens (ACT) Study
National data indicate over 650,000 children and adolescents are exposed to physical, sexual, or emotional abuse or physical or emotional neglect each year.
- Trial name
- ACT (NCT03438656)
- Testing
- Behavioral Activation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Depressive Disorder
A Study of Duloxetine (LY248686) in Japanese Children and Adolescents With Depressive Disorder
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of duloxetine hydrochloride versus placebo in the treatment of Japanese children and adolescents with depressive disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT03315793
- Testing
- Duloxetine Hydrochloride
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 149 people
- Sponsor
- Shionogi
Depression
iTBS in Refractory Pediatric Depression
This work will mark the first step in understanding the neural targets for rTMS in youth with difficult to treat depressive symptoms, creating benchmarks for optimizing the safety and efficacy of rTMS for pediatric populations…
- Trial name
- NCT03845504
- Testing
- Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Major Depressive Disorder, Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Using a Text-message System to Engage Depressed Adolescents in Cognitive-behavioral Therapy Homework
The primary goal of the pilot is to test the feasibility and utility of using a text-messaging system to engage adolescents in improved homework adherence during cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for major depressive disorder.
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Text Messaging
- Trial name
- NCT00919932
- Testing
- Paper and pen homework, Text message system homework.
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Depression
Treatments for Improving Mood in Depressed Teens-2
Phase 2: Open Trial N=12 adolescents will be enrolled into a single-arm pilot trial to test the adapted hatha yoga intervention
- Trial name
- TeenThrive (NCT03831347)
- Testing
- Hatha Yoga
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Major Depressive Disorder
Comparison of Behavioral Activation and Antidepressant Medication in the Treatment of Adolescents With Depression
This study focuses on treating adolescents with depression. The study has two main purposes. The first is to compare a new form of therapy for depression called Behavioral Activation (BA) to the antidepressant medication…
- Trial name
- NCT01740726
- Testing
- Behavioral Activation, Fluoxetine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Grief, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Building and Sustaining Interventions for Children: Task-sharing Mental Health Care in Low-resource Settings
The BASIC study will take place in Kanduyi/Bungoma South Sub-County, in western Kenya, and focuses on children orphaned by one or two parents.
- Conditions
- Grief, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression
- Trial name
- BASIC (NCT03243396)
- Testing
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 956 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Depression, Adolescent Behavior
Adolescent Depression Screening and Treatment in Mozambican Primary Care
This is a cluster-randomized pilot trial of depression screening and treatment implementation at four Youth-friendly Health Services (YFHS) in primary care clinics, two in Maputo City and two in Maputo Province.
- Trial name
- NCT05476237
- Testing
- Group Interpersonal Therapy for Adolescents (IPT-AG), Treatment as Usual (TAU)
- Where
- 4 sites in Mozambique
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Cancer, Bone Marrow Neoplasms
The PRISM Intervention for Adolescents and Young Adults Receiving Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) testing the efficacy of the Promoting Resilience in Stress Management (PRISM) intervention among Adolescents and Young Adults receiving hematopoietic cell transplantation for hematology…
- Conditions
- Cancer, Bone Marrow Neoplasms, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT03640325
- Testing
- PRISM (Promoting Resilience in Stress Management)
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 143 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Bipolar Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder
Reducing Suicide Risk in Adolescents and Young Adults Via a Psychobehavioral Intervention to Regularize Daily Rhythms
The purpose of this study is to advance a non-pharmacologic suicide preventive intervention with wide dissemination potential as an innovative high-yield solution to reduce suicide rates.
- Conditions
- Bipolar Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Mood Disorders, Suicide
- Trial name
- NCT05317481
- Testing
- BE-SMART-DR, psychoeducational control comparator condition (CC)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Major Depressive Disorder
A Study in the Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Major Depressive Disorder
The purpose of this study is to assess whether duloxetine is superior to placebo in the treatment of children and adolescents with major depressive disorder (MDD)
- Trial name
- NCT00849693
- Testing
- fluoxetine, duloxetine
- Where
- 56 sites in United States, Argentina and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 463 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company