Status:
WITHDRAWN
Psychotherapy for Depressed or Anxious Adolescents With Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
New York State Psychiatric Institute
Conditions:
Depression
Anxiety
Eligibility:
All Genders
12-21 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
At present, there are no established treatments for depression or anxiety in adolescents with cancer, creating an important clinical and research gap. Fortunately, there is now substantial evidence do...
Detailed Description
Despite the high prevalence of depression and anxiety in cancer patients, little is known about the efficacy of psychotherapy in depressed and anxious adolescents with cancer. Behavioral activation t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- A primary psychiatric diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder or Adjustment Disorder with Mood or Anxiety features as defined by DSM-IV.
- Cancer patients.
- Parent consent and child assent to participate for patients younger than 18. Patient consent for subjects 18-21.
- Diagnosis of cancer (stage 1-4), but healthy enough to complete study procedures.
Exclusion
- Lifetime history of psychosis or bipolar disorder.
- Current suicide risk.
- History of substance abuse or dependence in the three months prior to the study.
- Patients who have ever failed BAT in the context of cancer.
- Receiving other concurrent therapy for same disorder and patients who are receiving effective medication for depression.
- Mental retardation.
- CNS tumors.
- Patients undergoing Stem Cell Transplantation.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02232438
Start Date
January 1 2015
End Date
December 1 2017
Last Update
October 7 2015
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New York State Psychiatric Institute
New York, New York, United States, 10032