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Treatment of SSRI-Resistant Depression In Adolescents (TORDIA)
This study has been completed.

First Received on July 10, 2001.   Last Updated on December 23, 2009   History of Changes
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Information provided by: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00018902
  Purpose

The purpose of the study is to determine how best to treat adolescents with depression that is "resistant" to the first SSRI antidepressant they have tried. Participants receive one of three other antidepressant medications, either alone or in combination with cognitive behavioral therapy.


Condition Intervention Phase
Depression
Drug: Fluoxetine
Drug: Venlafaxine
Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Drug: Citalopram
Phase II
Phase III

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Treatment of SSRI-Resistant Depression in Adolescents (TORDIA)

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Further study details as provided by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH):

Enrollment: 334
Study Start Date: January 2001
Study Completion Date: January 2007
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1
Participants whose depression does not respond to an initial SSRI will switch to an alternative SSRI.
Drug: Fluoxetine
Standard anti-depressant treatment with the SSRI fluoxetine
Other Name: Prozac
Drug: Citalopram
Standard anti-depressant treatment with the SSRI fluoxetine
Other Name: Celexa
Experimental: 2
Participants whose depression does not respond to an initial SSRI will switch to a different non-SSRI antidepressant.
Drug: Venlafaxine
Standard antidepressant treatment with the non-SSRI medication venlafaxine
Other Name: Effexor XR
Experimental: 3
Participants whose depression does not respond to an initial SSRI will switch to an alternative SSRI and receive cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
Drug: Fluoxetine
Standard anti-depressant treatment with the SSRI fluoxetine
Other Name: Prozac
Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT addresses maladaptive beliefs in order to encourage behavioral change
Drug: Citalopram
Standard anti-depressant treatment with the SSRI fluoxetine
Other Name: Celexa
Experimental: 4
Participants whose depression does not respond to an initial SSRI will switch to a different non-SSRI antidepressant and receive CBT.
Drug: Venlafaxine
Standard antidepressant treatment with the non-SSRI medication venlafaxine
Other Name: Effexor XR
Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT addresses maladaptive beliefs in order to encourage behavioral change

Detailed Description:

The TORDIA study aims to develop useful clinical guidelines for the care and management of adolescent depression. Adolescents ages 12 to 18, currently taking a prescribed selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) and still experiencing depression, participate in a 12-week randomized treatment study that includes one of four conditions: (1) switching to an alternative SSRI, (2) switching to a different non-SSRI antidepressant, (3) switching to an alternative SSRI and receiving cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), or (4) switching to a different non-SSRI antidepressant and receiving CBT. This is a double-blind study, which means that neither the participant nor the clinical staff will know which of the three possible medications has been assigned. Participants who respond to the assigned treatment will receive 12 additional weeks of the same treatment. Those who do not appear to be getting better will be offered 12 weeks of an alternative, individualized treatment plan based on each participant's particular needs. All participants will receive follow-up psychiatric evaluations for 12 months after the 12-week continuation phase of the study, regardless of treatment adherence.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   12 Years to 18 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria
  • between the ages of 12 and 18 years 11 months
  • currently in treatment for depression
  • taking Prozac,Zoloft, Luvox, Lexapro, Celexa or Paxil (Oregon and Rhode Island sites only)
  • still feeling depressed
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00018902

Locations
United States, California
University of California at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095-6967
United States, Oregon
Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97227-1098
United States, Pennsylvania
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
United States, Rhode Island
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02906
United States, Texas
University of Texas - Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390-8589
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas, United States, 77555-0188
Sponsors and Collaborators
Investigators
Principal Investigator: David A. Brent, MD Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (Data Coordinating Center)
  More Information

Additional Information:
Publications:
Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Shamseddeen W, Clarke G, Wagner KD, Ryan ND, Birmaher B, Emslie G, Asarnow JR, Porta G, Mayes T, Keller MB, Brent DA. Treatment-resistant depressed youth show a higher response rate if treatment ends during summer school break. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2011 Nov;50(11):1140-8. Epub 2011 Sep 9.
Asarnow JR, Porta G, Spirito A, Emslie G, Clarke G, Wagner KD, Vitiello B, Keller M, Birmaher B, McCracken J, Mayes T, Berk M, Brent DA. Suicide attempts and nonsuicidal self-injury in the treatment of resistant depression in adolescents: findings from the TORDIA study. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2011 Aug;50(8):772-81. Epub 2011 Jun 11.
Woldu H, Porta G, Goldstein T, Sakolsky D, Perel J, Emslie G, Mayes T, Clarke G, Ryan ND, Birmaher B, Wagner KD, Asarnow JR, Keller MB, Brent D. Pharmacokinetically and clinician-determined adherence to an antidepressant regimen and clinical outcome in the TORDIA trial. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2011 May;50(5):490-8. Epub 2011 Mar 9.
Lynch FL, Dickerson JF, Clarke G, Vitiello B, Porta G, Wagner KD, Emslie G, Asarnow JR Jr, Keller MB, Birmaher B, Ryan ND, Kennard B, Mayes T, DeBar L, McCracken JT, Strober M, Suddath RL, Spirito A, Onorato M, Zelazny J, Iyengar S, Brent D. Incremental cost-effectiveness of combined therapy vs medication only for youth with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor-resistant depression: treatment of SSRI-resistant depression in adolescents trial findings. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2011 Mar;68(3):253-62.
Shamseddeen W, Asarnow JR, Clarke G, Vitiello B, Wagner KD, Birmaher B, Keller MB, Emslie G, Iyengar S, Ryan ND, McCracken JT, Porta G, Mayes T, Brent DA. Impact of physical and sexual abuse on treatment response in the Treatment of Resistant Depression in Adolescent Study (TORDIA). J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2011 Mar;50(3):293-301. Epub 2011 Jan 14.
Vitiello B, Emslie G, Clarke G, Wagner KD, Asarnow JR, Keller MB, Birmaher B, Ryan ND, Kennard B, Mayes TL, DeBar L, Lynch F, Dickerson J, Strober M, Suddath R, McCracken JT, Spirito A, Onorato M, Zelazny J, Porta G, Iyengar S, Brent DA. Long-term outcome of adolescent depression initially resistant to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor treatment: a follow-up study of the TORDIA sample. J Clin Psychiatry. 2011 Mar;72(3):388-96.
Emslie GJ, Mayes T, Porta G, Vitiello B, Clarke G, Wagner KD, Asarnow JR, Spirito A, Birmaher B, Ryan N, Kennard B, DeBar L, McCracken J, Strober M, Onorato M, Zelazny J, Keller M, Iyengar S, Brent D. Treatment of Resistant Depression in Adolescents (TORDIA): week 24 outcomes. Am J Psychiatry. 2010 Jul;167(7):782-91. Epub 2010 May 17.
Brent D, Melhem N, Ferrell R, Emslie G, Wagner KD, Ryan N, Vitiello B, Birmaher B, Mayes T, Zelazny J, Onorato M, Devlin B, Clarke G, DeBar L, Keller M. Association of FKBP5 polymorphisms with suicidal events in the Treatment of Resistant Depression in Adolescents (TORDIA) study. Am J Psychiatry. 2010 Feb;167(2):190-7. Epub 2009 Dec 15.
Goldstein BI, Shamseddeen W, Spirito A, Emslie G, Clarke G, Wagner KD, Asarnow JR, Vitiello B, Ryan N, Birmaher B, Mayes T, Onorato M, Zelazny J, Brent DA. Substance use and the treatment of resistant depression in adolescents. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2009 Dec;48(12):1182-92.

Responsible Party: David A. Brent, MD, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (Data Coordinating Center)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00018902     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: U01 MH61835, TORDIA, DSIR B4-ARD, MH61835
Study First Received: July 10, 2001
Last Updated: December 23, 2009
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH):
Depressive Disorder
Adolescents
Teenagers
Teens
Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Depression
Depressive Disorder
Behavioral Symptoms
Mood Disorders
Mental Disorders
Antidepressive Agents
Citalopram
Fluoxetine
Venlafaxine
Dexetimide
Psychotropic Drugs
Central Nervous System Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Pharmacologic Actions
Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation
Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Serotonin Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antiparkinson Agents
Anti-Dyskinesia Agents
Parasympatholytics
Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Muscarinic Antagonists
Cholinergic Antagonists
Cholinergic Agents

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