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- Clinical Trial NCT00000389
Treatment for Anxiety in Children
Research Unit on Pediatric Psychopharmacology Anxiety Treatment Study
The purpose of this study is to see if it is effective to treat children with anxiety disorders with fluvoxamine.
Fluvoxamine has been successfully used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in adults and children. Anxiety disorders other than OCD, such as generalized anxiety disorder, social phobia, or separation anxiety, are very common in youth and are not always responsive to behavioral therapies alone. These disorders may respond to fluvoxamine.
A child will be evaluated for 3 weeks before he/she is assigned randomly (like tossing a coin) to receive either fluvoxamine or an inactive placebo for 8 weeks. After this double-blind phase (neither the child/parents nor the doctor know which treatment is being given), the child will have the option of continuing treatment during a 4-month open-label extension period (both the child/parents and the doctor know which the child is receiving).
A child may be eligible for this study if he/she:
Is 6 to 17 years old and has been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder (i.e., generalized anxiety disorder, social phobia, or separation anxiety).
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
To evaluate fluvoxamine in the treatment of children and adolescents with anxiety disorders.
Fluvoxamine is a serotonin reuptake inhibitor that is FDA-approved for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in adults and children. Anxiety disorders other than OCD are very common in youth and are not always responsive to psychosocial therapies. Fluvoxamine is an alternative treatment.
After a 3-week period of evaluation, patients meeting study entry criteria are randomized to receive either fluvoxamine or placebo for 8 weeks. After this double-blind phase, patients can enter a 4-month open-label extension.
Study Type
Phase
- Phase 3
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
- Masking: DOUBLE
Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Laurence Greenhill, MD
- Principal Investigator: Mark Riddle, MD
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Fluvoxamine for the treatment of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. The Research Unit on Pediatric Psychopharmacology Anxiety Study Group. N Engl J Med. 2001 Apr 26;344(17):1279-85. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200104263441703.
- Coyle JT. Drug treatment of anxiety disorders in children. N Engl J Med. 2001 Apr 26;344(17):1326-7. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200104263441711. No abstract available.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Study Completion
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (ESTIMATE)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Mental Disorders
- Pathologic Processes
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Phobic Disorders
- Disease
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Anxiety Disorders
- Phobia, Social
- Anxiety, Separation
- Physiological Effects of Drugs
- Neurotransmitter Agents
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
- Central Nervous System Depressants
- Enzyme Inhibitors
- Tranquilizing Agents
- Psychotropic Drugs
- Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
- Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors
- Membrane Transport Modulators
- Serotonin Agents
- Antidepressive Agents
- Anti-Anxiety Agents
- Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors
- Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 Inhibitors
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C19 Inhibitors
- Fluvoxamine
Other Study ID Numbers
- N01 MH60005
- DSIR CT
- N01 MH60016
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