Clinical Trials for Teen Depression

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov — U.S. National Library of Medicine — A database of privately and publicly funded clinical studies conducted around the world (U.S. National Library of Medicine, public domain).

This page lists clinical trials related to Teen Depression from the ClinicalTrials.gov database.

Trial Summary

• Total studies: 50
• Recruiting: 21
• Active, not recruiting: 4
• Completed: 14
• Other: 11

Results are refreshed periodically and may not reflect the most current information available from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Recruiting Trials

NCT03388606 — Characterization and Treatment of Adolescent Depression

This research study seeks to find causes and treatments of depression in teenagers. The study goals are to increase our knowledge of treatments for depression and understand how the brain changes when teenagers have depression. The study will also compare teenagers with depression to those without mental health diagnoses.

This outpatient study is recruiting participants ages 11-17 who are depr…

NCT05748730 — Clinical Trial for Integrated Care to Help At Risk Teen (iCHART) Intervention

This protocol will test the effectiveness of an intervention, iCHART (integrated Care to Help At-Risk Teens) and facilitate recruitment for other studies in the larger ETUDES Center grant, which are focused on treatment development for target risk factors for suicidal behavior, specifically, sleep, anhedonia, and stress related to cybervictimization. This study will recruit 900 adolescents whic…

NCT05962879 — Development of a Transdiagnostic Intervention for Adolescents at Risk for Serious Mental Illness

This research study aims to develop a brief group-based treatment called Resilience Training for Teens, then to test how well it protects high school students with mild symptoms of depression, anxiety, or having unusual feelings from developing mental illnesses.

NCT05654207 — WeCare: A System of Care for Black Youth

The overall goal of this study is to respond to the urgent need for an effective suicide prevention strategy for Black youth by examining the effectiveness of a systems-level strategy to recognize and respond to suicide risk among Black adolescents who present to emergency departments (EDs). The proposed strategy, WeCare, combines combines three components: (1) universal screening using the Com…

NCT05652153 — Inhibitory Mechanisms of Negative Urgency in Adolescent Suicidal Behavior

The goal of this study is to understand why some people act more impulsively when feeling negative emotions, which is called negative urgency. The researchers hope to understand how negative urgency relates to the way networks of brain cells communicate with one another. The researchers will measure negative urgency and brain signals in adolescents aged 13-21 years with depression and suicidal …

NCT06633458 — Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatients: Self-reported Parent-adolescent Communication Quality and Treatment Outcome

The quality of parent-adolescent communication has been found to be associated with adolescent mental health. However, little is known about the association of parent-adolescent communication and adolescent mental health in the context of psychiatry inpatient treatment.

This study aims to find out whether self-reported parent-adolescent communication quality at the time of admission to psychia…

NCT06049888 — Does Social Media Impact Adolescent Mental Health?

The mental health of adolescents in the United States has seen a steep decline, roughly coinciding with the increasing popularity of social media and smartphones. But does social media have a causal impact on the mental health of adolescents or are concerns about the effect of social media on kids a form of public hysteria? In this study, the investigators will conduct the first field experimen…

NCT06853587 — Pharmacogenetic-Guided Antidepressant Prescribing in Adolescents With Anxiety and Depression

This is a parallel arm randomized (1:1) controlled trial. Adolescents aged 12-17 years (n=228) who are starting or changing a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) for depression and/or anxiety will be randomly allocated to receive 12-weeks of pharmacogenetic-guided antidepressant therapy (experimental intervention) or current prescribing guidelines/recommendations guided therapy (contr…

NCT07020572 — Improving Mood for Adolescents Through Teaming With End-Users in Routine Care (The iMATTER Project)

This pilot randomized controlled trial will examine the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of an adolescent depression prevention program, Brief Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Adolescent Skills Training (B-IPT-AST), in primary care.

NCT06829953 — Get ActivE Study for At-risk Youth

The study will adapt and deploy a digital Behavioral Activation app with mobile sensing, supported by health coaches, that encourages youth to engage in positive activities. The study has the potential to offer a low-cost and scalable behavioral intervention that may decrease risk of suicide among at-risk youth. This research will examine specifically whether an intervention involving an app ca…

NCT07051200 — Recovery Through Inspiration, Support, and Empowerment

The goal of this pilot study is to test the effectiveness of a novel intervention for young adults (ages 18-27) with mental health conditions who have been released from an acute care psychiatric facility. The intervention aims to reduce suicidality, depression, anxiety, re-hospitalization, and improve mental health recovery by using outpatient services.

The current standard of care (SOC) for …

NCT06963463 — Transdiagnostic Sleep and Circadian Intervention + Bright Light in Adolescents With Elevated Depression (TranS-C+BL)

The goal of this clinical trial is to adapt a sleep intervention for individuals representative of all demographic groups, including those who are at the highest risk for suicidal behavior. Sleep difficulties are a promising target for youth with suicidal thoughts and behavior to focus on as a prevention measure. We aim to increase intervention acceptability and impact by adapting it for the ad…

NCT07216326 — Our Voices Matter: Intervention for Depression in Youth

Over 15 million people participated in racial justice protests nationwide during 2020-2021 spotlighting activism as a collective tool against structural racism and discrimination (SRD). SRD manifests as policies and practices (e.g., redlining, voter suppression, mass incarceration) that produce hostile environments that contribute to psychological distress, elevated allostatic load, and an elev…

NCT07637799 — Feasibility Study of UP-A-AST Parent Group for Adolescents With Autism and Co-occurring Anxiety/Depression

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is associated with high rates of psychiatric comorbidity, particularly anxiety and depressive disorders, which contribute to significant impairment for affected youth and their families. Although cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is recommended as a first-line treatment for anxiety and depression in children and adolescents, there is a lack of evidence-based inte…

NCT07227454 — A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Esketamine for Reduction of Symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder

The purpose of this study is to evaluate how well JNJ-54135419 works (efficacy) in addition to comprehensive standard of care (SoC) in rapidly reducing the symptoms of major depressive disorder (MDD, a mental disorder characterized by a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest in activities) as compared with psychoactive placebo (does not contain JNJ-54135419) plus SoC in adolescent p…

NCT07151079 — TAG TEAM - Trans Adolescent Group Therapy

This project will study the effect of the TAG TEAM group CBT program on the mental health of trans and gender diverse adolescents. TAG TEAM was co-designed by researchers and clinicians with a group of trans and gender diverse young people to help trans and gender diverse adolescents understand and cope with minority stress. Minority stress includes experiences like discrimination and rejection…

NCT07224165 — Developing a Digital Intervention for Adolescent Nonsuicidal Self-injury

This is a feasibility trial of a digital mental health intervention aimed at adolescents (ages 14-18) with nonsuicidal self-injury and who are not currently engaged in mental health treatment. The study has two arms: a self-guided DMHI and an active control which will involve the delivery of non-interactive psychoeducational content via the same app interface. The primary goals of this project …

NCT07539805 — Efficacy and Safety of Sertraline Combined With Lactobacillus Crispatus in Adolescents With Depression

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sertraline combined with Lactobacillus crispatus in adolescents aged 12-18 years with major depressive disorder. The main question it aims to answer is: Whether sertraline combined with Lactobacillus crispatus is superior to sertraline combined with placebo in reducing depressive symptoms and improving emotional symptoms …

NCT07475845 — Teenthrive 2: Treatments for Improving Mood in Teens

In this study, we will conduct a pilot RCT of a yoga-based intervention (YBI) vs. group cognitive-behavioral therapy (gCBT) at two sites. We will recruit 48 adolescent participants each in Columbus, OH and Boston, MA (96 total). We have a priori targets for indices of feasibility and acceptability, including recruitment rate, retention for assessments, class attendance, interventionist fidelity…

NCT07155707 — Phase II: Engagement and Clinical Impact of the Teleo Virtual Therapy Platform in Clinical Settings

This Phase II trial will examine engagement in telehealth for children undergoing psychotherapy. Specifically, the trial will examine patient engagement in Teleo, a virtual therapy platform specifically designed for psychotherapy with youth, as compared to standard video conferencing.

NCT07645157 — Sertraline Combined With Multi-Strain Probiotics for Adolescent Depression

The objective of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sertraline combined with multi-strain probiotics in adolescents aged 12-18 with major depressive disorder. The primary research question is whether sertraline combined with multi-strain probiotics is superior to sertraline combined with placebo in alleviating depressive symptoms and improving mood symptoms in adolesc…

Active, Not Recruiting

NCT04290754 — PATH 2 Purpose: Primary Care and Community-Based Prevention of Mental Disorders in Adolescents

PATH (Promoting AdolescenT Health) 2 Purpose is a two-arm comparative effectiveness research trial to that will evaluate the ability of the interventions, Competent Adulthood Transition with Cognitive-behavioral & Interpersonal Training (CATCH-IT) and Teens Achieving Mastery over Stress (TEAMS), to intervene early to prevent depressive illness and potentially other common mental health disorde…

NCT05203198 — The PATHway Study: Primary Care Based Depression Prevention in Adolescents

Prevention of depressive disorders has become a key priority for the NIMH, but the investigators have no widely available public health strategy to reduce morbidity and mortality. To address this need, the investigators developed and evaluated the primary care based-technology “behavioral vaccine,” Competent Adulthood Transition with Cognitive-Behavioral Humanistic and Interpersonal Therapy (CA…

NCT05449002 — Digital Single Session Intervention for Youth Mental Health

The aim of this study is to test the effectiveness of a single-session, digital intervention teaching the principle of practicing the opposite, when administered to youths on the waitlist for psychotherapy, with usual waitlist procedures as a control condition.

NCT06555172 — Feasibility Testing a Meditation App for Professionals Working With Youth in the Legal System

This feasibility clinical trial aims to assess the feasibility of implementing a 1-month app-based meditation program with officers in the juvenile legal system and other professionals working directly with legal-involved youth.

Not Yet Recruiting

NCT07667179 — NAVO:J School-Based Group Intervention for Adolescent Mental Health

The purpose of this study is to determine and verify whether a school-based group intervention using the digital mental health platform NAVO:J can effectively improve the mental health of adolescents-particularly reducing depression, anxiety, and stress while enhancing resilience.

NCT07568054 — Neural Correlates of Suicidal Behavior in Youth

This study, titled “Neural Correlates of Suicidal Behavior in Youth: a Pre and Post CAMS Therapy Neuroimaging Study,” aims to better understand the brain mechanisms underlying suicidal thoughts and behaviors in adolescents and young adults (ages 14-24). Suicide is a leading cause of death in this population, and current clinical approaches often fail to accurately predict or prevent suicidal be…

NCT07628192 — Youth Suicide Prevention: CAMS-BI vs. Safety Planning in a Randomized Trial

This study outlines a randomized controlled trial evaluating two brief suicide-specific interventions for adolescents aged 12-17 who are hospitalized for suicidal ideation or attempts. Suicide remains a leading cause of death among youth, and many adolescents are discharged from inpatient care without targeted, suicide-focused treatment, contributing to high rates of readmission and ongoing ris…

NCT07380672 — IMpact of Mind-body Therapies (HYpnosis and Relaxation) on Anxiety in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults Who Had Been Treated in ONcology. Multicenter Study.

In France today, it is estimated that one in 850 people aged between 20 and 45 has been cured of cancer in childhood. Some descriptive studies have established that cancer diagnosis and treatment can affect psychological health, with an increased risk of depression, post-traumatic stress, anxiety and suicidal risk. A French study published by our team in 2015 and 2020 also showed that, as adult…

NCT07639476 — Study on Mental Health Promoting Effects of Natural Psychotherapy for Adolescents

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the efficacy of a universal intervention based on Natural Psychotherapy in reducing anxiety and depressive symptoms among primary and middle school students. To evaluate both the clinical outcomes and the potential underlying mechanisms of change, data will be collected at four distinct time points: baseline (pre-intervention), post-intervention…

NCT07637058 — Streamlined Treatment and Evidence-based Adolescent Counseling and Medication Support (STREAMS)

Combination interventions to address mental health and adherence to HIV care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), are crucial to achieving the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets as one in four adolescents living with HIV (ALWHIV) experience poor mental health and this contributes to suboptimal medication adherence and lack of viral suppression. Yet few evidence-based mental health and adherence in…

NCT07569991 — Digitally Enhanced Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Adolescent depression is a major public health problem. Depression affects adolescents’ emotional well-being now and in the future, and it also affects their physical health, especially the risk for heart disease and other cardiovascular and metabolic health problems. In adolescents with depression and obesity, evidence-based programs for depression, like cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), mig…

Enrolling by Invitation

NCT06515236 — Strategic Treatment and Assessment for Youth (STAY)

This multi-method, multi-phase pilot trial is designed to explore initial implementation and effectiveness of a theoretically-driven, culturally-tailored, measurement-based care (MBC) approach, Strategic Treatment Assessment for Youth (STAY), for racial and ethnic minoritized (REM) youth with depressive symptoms or suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB). STAY offers an innovative, culturally-tai…

NCT06835985 — Social Media Intervention for Online Victimized Youth

This feasibility pilot trial seeks to examine the feasibility and target engagement of a coping skills and psychoeducational intervention delivered via an automated conversational chatbot named SMILEY in reducing frequency and stress associated with online victimization among marginalized youth, including those who are Black, Hispanic, and LGBTQ+, and experiencing depression and online victimiz…

NCT07422909 — Bridging the Gap: Implementing BRIDGES

Together with teenagers, we have developed a new approach: BRIDGES, which stands for “In Brussels, Resilience and Inclusion for Depression through Guidance, Exercise, and Support.” BRIDGES aims to help young people with depression get moving again in their daily lives, at their own pace and in ways that are good for them.

Completed Trials

NCT00060775 — The Psychobiology of Childhood Temperament

The purpose of this study is to use brain imaging technology to examine brain changes that occur in children when they are exposed to various kinds of emotional tasks and to determine if these changes are related to the child’s temperament.

Studies suggest that the risk for developing mood and anxiety disorders in preschool children may be linked to differences in temperament. The relationship…

NCT01117753 — Research on Outpatient Adolescent Treatment for Comorbid Substance Use and Internalizing Disorders

Adolescent substance abuse results in significant negative outcomes and extraordinary costs for youths, their families, communities, and society. Moreover, rates of psychiatric comorbidity among substance abusing youth range from 25% up to 82%, and youths with a dual diagnosis are more than twice as costly to treat compared to those with no comorbidity. The applicant principal investigator rece…

NCT04128644 — Thoughts and Health - Preventing Depression in Adolescents

This study aims to test the feasibility of implementing an Icelandic cognitive-behavioral program designed to prevent depression, called “Thoughts and Health” in a Swedish school setting. The investigators will also evaluate whether implementation of the program has an impact on the participating students, regarding both their mental health and their success in finishing junior high school with…

NCT05444881 — Boricua Youth Study COVID-19 Coping Intervention Study

The current study is the second phase of a two-part study to examine the feasibility and utility of using an mHealth mindfulness intervention to help parents mitigate the stress associated with the impact of sustained community crisis situations, such as COVID-19 and its consequences, on low-income families living in under-resourced settings.

NCT04502758 — Sequential Bilateral Accelerated Theta Burst Stimulation in Adolescents With Suicidal Ideation

The purpose of this study is to gather information regarding the use of a new type of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) called theta burst stimulation (TBS) for suicidal ideation in adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). The investigators hope to learn if this TMS treatment improves suicidal ideation over 10 days and clinical outcomes over 1 year of follow-up.

NCT05664490 — Friendship Bench Mental Health Intervention for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South African PrEP Delivery Settings

Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) at risk of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, frequently (20-50%) have symptoms of common mental disorders, including depression, anxiety, and stress. These symptoms are associated with suboptimal adherence to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a highly effective HIV prevention approach. In this project, the team seeks to address poor mental health and conseque…

NCT06147297 — Music Program for Hong Kong Adolescents: Improving Emotion Regulation and Reducing Depression, Anxiety, and Loneliness

This study is a clinical trial that aims to test and validate a music-based program called “Tuned In” in helping adolescents in Hong Kong improve their mental well-being. The researchers want to find out if the program can help participants enhance their ability to regulate their emotions, reduce mood symptoms and feelings of loneliness.

Participants in the study will be randomly assigned to e…

NCT07663916 — Dog-Assisted Therapy in Adolescents Attending a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day Hospital

This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a dog-assisted therapy program integrated into a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day Hospital, as well as to explore participants’ subjective experiences.

Mental health disorders in adolescence are common and often require intensive treatment approaches. Day hospitals provide structured care while allowing adolescents to rema…

NCT06239792 — Sleep Promotion Program Primary Care (SPP PC) Open Trial

Investigators developed a brief, scalable, behavioral Sleep Promotion Program (SPP) for adolescents with short sleep duration and sleep-wake irregularity, which relies on one individual session and smart phone technology to deliver evidence-based strategies. This open trial portion of the R34 will focus on conducting an open trial (n=8) to iteratively refine provider training, implementation pr…

NCT07691021 — Narrative Therapy for Anxiety and Depression in Palestinian Refugee Adolescents

This study evaluated whether a culturally adapted 10-week narrative therapy program could reduce anxiety and depression symptoms among middle school students living in refugee camps in Northern Palestine. Adolescents aged 12-15 years from UNRWA-operated schools with moderate-to-severe anxiety and depression symptoms participated. The study used a quasi-experimental design with 120 students assi…

NCT06359951 — Implementation of Project YES in Ambulatory Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine

This study tests a suite of single-session intervention (SSI) targeting risk factors for depression and eating disorders among adolescents and young adults. Youth ages 13-25 who screen positive for depression or anxiety as a part of routine care will be offered one of three digital SSIs. Participants will complete questionnaires before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, and 3…

NCT07640490 — Influence of Oral Probiotics on Anxiety and Depression in Adolescents After Non-cardiac and Non-gastrointestinal Surgeries: A Prospective, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study

This study intends to conduct a prospective, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial. Adolescents aged 12-17 years old and American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I and II are selected as subjects. Oral probiotics is used as intervention before surgery, vital signs data, serum IL-1, IL-6, BDNF,5-HT and other inflammatory indicators are collected before surgery and after n…

NCT07221201 — Integrating Project YES! With WHO-Endorsed Mental Health Approaches Among Youth Living With HIV

The proposed study will address the intersecting stigmas of HIV, violence and depression among adolescents and young adults (15-24) living with HIV (AYALHIV) in Zambia. The study will integrate a WHO-endorsed mental health approach into an existing HIV-stigma-reducing intervention, and refine measures of internalized and intersecting stigmas, to create and test the feasibility of Project YES+- …

NCT07305064 — A Virtual Peer Agent for Counseling Adolescents With Stressful Life Events

This study aims to develop and evaluate a virtual companion agent for providing psychological support to adolescents who have recently experienced stressful life events. This is a single-arm, pre-post pilot trial. We plan to recruit 55 adolescents aged 14-25 to receive a 4-week intervention via the virtual agent. The intervention primarily consists of multi-turn conversations focused on helping…

Other (Terminated)

NCT04820946 — Evolution of DMDD Children and Adolescent

Little is known about the natural course and prognosis factors of inpatients and outpatients with Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD). The investigators conducted a cross-sectional study to determine the evolution of a sample of DMDD patients referred to the hospital for suicidal behaviors between 2013 and 2018 in terms of diagnostic stability, psychiatric comorbidity, and psychosocia…