Status:

COMPLETED

OxSYPan: Oxford Study With Young People on Antidepressants

Lead Sponsor:

University of Oxford

Conditions:

Depression

Eligibility:

All Genders

13-18 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Fluoxetine is commonly used to treat adolescent depression, but the neural mechanisms underlying antidepressant drugs in the young brain are still poorly understood. This study proposes to investigate...

Detailed Description

Depression is common in adolescence and is associated with a high risk of suicide. Clinically, the presentation of depression in young people is largely similar to the symptoms seen in adulthood, alth...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Current episode of depression with or without comorbid anxiety and in need of antidepressant medication (as assessed by the Adolescent Psychiatrist);
  • Participant and parent/legal guardian (for participants younger than 16) are willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study;
  • Male or female, aged 13-18;
  • Sufficiently fluent in English to understand the task and instructions.

Exclusion

  • Current or past psychosis or mania;
  • Current substance misuse;
  • Psychotropic medication usage within the past 6 weeks;
  • Contraindication to fMRI (e.g. metal in body, claustrophobia, pregnancy, etc);
  • Risk of waiting 5-7 days before the initiation of medication assessed as posing serious risk (as assessed by the Adolescent Psychiatrist).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 23 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 10 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

32 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03436173

Start Date

May 23 2012

End Date

November 10 2015

Last Update

February 20 2018

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