Fluoxetine for Anxious Children
Launched by UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH · Nov 2, 1999
Trial Information
Current as of May 09, 2025
Completed
Keywords
ClinConnect Summary
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of fluoxetine as a treatment for children and adolescents with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).
Anxiety disorders are among the most common childhood and adolescent psychiatric disorders and are often associated with academic, social, and family morbidity. These disorders frequently increase the risk for developing other psychiatric disorders (e.g., depression, substance abuse), aggregate in families, and appear to continue into adulthood. Except for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, there are very few pharmacological treatment studies for childhood anxi...
Gender
ALL
Eligibility criteria
- Inclusion Criteria:
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- Patients must have:
- • Generalized anxiety disorder.
- Exclusion Criteria:
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- Excluded:
- • Patients with current major depression, as well as patients with panic and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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- Excluded:
- • Current substance abuse.
About University Of Pittsburgh
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Contacts
Jennifer Cobb
Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Locations
Patients applied
Trial Officials
Boris Birmaher, MD
Principal Investigator
Timeline
First submit
Trial launched
Trial updated
Estimated completion
Not reported
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