New hope for teens with tough depression: study tests Next-Step treatments
NCT ID NCT05814640
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is for teenagers aged 13 to 18 with depression that hasn't gotten better after their first treatment. It will test different common antidepressants to find which one works best next. The goal is to help teens feel better and provide doctors with clear evidence on what to try when the first medicine doesn't help.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 520 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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13 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age 13 - 18 2. As assessed by K-SADS-PL, it meets the DSM-V criteria for MDD with non-psychotic symptoms 3. Score≥40 on the CDRS-R 4. Participants with suicidal ideation are eligible, as long as clinicians consider outpatient treatment to be safe 5. Sufficient audio-visual level to complete this study 6. Written informed consent was obtained from patients and at least one of their parents Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, autism, eating disorders, primary obsessive compulsive disorder, pervasive developmental disorder, or psychosis not otherwise specified 2. History of serious physical illnesses 3. Substance abuse or dependence 4. Current depressive episode with clear suicidal plans or suicidal behavior 5. Requires inpatient treatment for psychiatric disorders 6. Severe mental disorders requiring 7. 2 or more failed trials of antidepressant drugs: each trial for at least 8 weeks, with the last 4 weeks at full dose (e.g. fluoxetine 40mg/d, citalopram 40mg/d, escitalopram 20mg/d, sertraline 150mg/d ) 8. History of clear-cut intolerability of, or lack of effect with, an adequate trial of at least one protocol treatment option 9. Taking any medicine that contraindicates in combination with or interferes with the efficacy of the treatment 10. Taking or administering antidepressants within 5 half-lives 11. Received modified electroconvulsive therapy within 12 months 12. If female, is pregnant
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
RECRUITINGChongqing, Province, 400000, China
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