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WITHDRAWN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

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