Eligibility Module

Eligibility Module

The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.

Eligibility Module path is as follows:

Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module

Eligibility Module


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NCT ID: NCT00221468
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: To be included in this study, subjects must meet the following criteria: 1. Male or female patients, 12-18 years of age. 2. Female patients of menarche must be using a medically accepted means of contraception (e.g. oral contraceptives, Depo-Provera, abstinence). 3. Each patient's authorized legal guardian must understand the nature of the study and must provide written informed consent. Each patient must also give assent to study participation. 4. Patients must have a diagnosis of a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) mood disorder (dysthymia, major depressive disorder, depressive disorder not otherwise specified, cyclothymic, bipolar I disorder, bipolar II disorder, or bipolar disorder not otherwise specified) as determined by the Washington University at St. Louis Kiddie Schedule of Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (WASH-U K-SADS) (Geller et al., 2000). 5. Patients must currently display symptoms of depression/dysthymia (Childhood Depression Rating Scale \> 35) or mania/hypomania (Young Mania Rating Scale \> 14). Exclusion Criteria: Patients will be excluded from the protocol for any of the following reasons: 1. Female patients who are either pregnant or lactating. 2. Clinically significant or unstable hepatic, renal, gastroenterologic, respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrinologic, immunologic, hematologic, or other systemic medical conditions. 3. Neurologic disorders including epilepsy, stroke, or severe head trauma. 4. Clinically significant laboratory abnormalities on any of the following tests: complete blood count (CBC) with differential, electrolytes, BUN, creatinine, hepatic transaminases, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), and electrocardiogram (EKG). 5. Mood symptoms due to a general medical condition or substance-induced mania (DSM-IV). 6. Mental retardation (intelligence quotient \[IQ\] \< 70). 7. History of hypersensitivity to or intolerance to quetiapine. 8. Prior history of quetiapine non-response. 9. DSM-IV substance (except nicotine or caffeine) dependence within the past 3 months. 10. Judged clinically to be at serious suicidal risk. 11. Participation in a clinical trial of another investigational drug within 1 month (30 days) prior to study entry. 12. Treatment with an injectable depot neuroleptic within less than one dosing interval between depot neuroleptic injections and day 0. 13. Treatment with concurrent mood stabilizers or anticonvulsants, benzodiazepines (except as described below), psychostimulants, guanethidine, or guanadrel, or antidepressants. 14. Schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders (including schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, brief psychotic disorder, shared psychotic disorder, psychotic disorder due to a general medical condition, substance-induced psychotic disorder, or psychotic disorder not otherwise specified) as defined in the DSM-IV.
Healthy Volunteers: False
Sex: ALL
Minimum Age: 12 Years
Maximum Age: 18 Years
Study: NCT00221468
Study Brief:
Protocol Section: NCT00221468