Status:

COMPLETED

Neurophysiology, Estrogen, and Stress Exposure in the Emergence of Depression in Adolescent Girls

Lead Sponsor:

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Collaborating Sponsors:

North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute

Conditions:

Adolescent Development

Stress

Eligibility:

FEMALE

11-14 years

Brief Summary

The prevalence of adolescent depression is steadily rising in the U.S., especially among adolescent girls. Currently 20% of adolescent girls experience major depression compared with 6% of boys (Natio...

Detailed Description

Framed within a diathesis-stress model of disease, the primary objective of this research is to determine a pathophysiological role of estradiol (E2) variability in the context of severe psychosocial ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Female, 11 to 14 years of age
  • Meet Tanner developmental stage criteria (as indicated by self-report and pictorial scales of breast and pubic hair development) for pubertal stages 3 or 4
  • Must be undergoing a healthy pubertal transition, pre-or-post menarche (within 15 months of menarche, with cycle irregularity)
  • Girls must be able to read at a 4th-grade reading level

Exclusion

  • Current suicidal intent (based off Columbia-Suicide Severity rating scale)
  • A history or current diagnosis of bipolar disorder or psychosis
  • Currently on any prescription medications

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 25 2018

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 30 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

53 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03450135

Start Date

February 25 2018

End Date

June 30 2020

Last Update

November 24 2020

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University of North Carolina, SHARRP Lab

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27517