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
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 1:12 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 1:12 AM
NCT ID:
NCT00245193
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria
* Biological or adoptive mother whose child between the ages of 6 and 18 is treated in the Services for Teens at Risk (STAR) Center or the Center for Children and Families (CCF)
* Mother lives with and has custody of the child receiving treatment
* Meets DSM-IV criteria for current unipolar depressive disorder (e.g., dysthymic disorder, depressive disorder, or single or recurrent episodes of major depressive disorder)
* Score of greater than 16 on the Beck Depression Inventory
* Score of greater than 15 on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (17-item)
* Willingness to maintain existing stable dose of antidepressant medication throughout the study if currently on medication and still experiencing symptoms of depression
* Willingness of child (treated in STAR clinic or CCF) to give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
* Currently receiving antidepressant medication at sub-therapeutic doses or at therapeutic doses but for an inadequate period of time to assess response
* Current dose of medication has not been stable for at least 8 weeks prior to study enrollment
* Suicidal or homicidal
* Requires hospitalization
* At risk for child abuse or neglect and requires intervention
* Simultaneous psychotic disorder or organic mental disorder
* History of drug or alcohol abuse within 6 months of study enrollment
* History of a prior manic episode
* Significant medical illness that might explain depressive symptoms (e.g., epilepsy, autoimmune disorders, liver dysfunction, unstable endocrine disease)
* Not fluent in English
* Severe cognitive deficits that would interfere with psychotherapy treatment
* Currently receiving another form of individual psychotherapy or couples therapy (except for participation in a support group, such as Alcoholics Anonymous)
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
FEMALE
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
65 Years
Study:
NCT00245193
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00245193