SUBSTANCE DEPENDENT TEENS--IMPACT OF TREATING DEPRESSION
Project Number5R01DA013176-04
Former Number1R01MH061259-01
Contact PI/Project LeaderRIGGS, PAULA DEGRAFFENREID
Awardee OrganizationUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
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Abstract Text
DESCRIPTION: (Applicant's Abstract)
Adolescents with substance use disorders (SUD) and conduct disorder (CD) have
high rates of comorbid depression. Despite the high prevalence of depression in
such youth, little is known about effective treatment of such depressions.
Moreover, the effects of treating depression on substance use and other problem
behaviors in such youth are not known. Only serotonergic agents, fluoxetine
(FLX) and paroxetine, with most support for FLX, have empirical support in the
treatment of depression in adolescents without serious comorbidity. It is not
known whether FLX (or paroxetine) are effective in treating the depressions of
adolescents with SUD and CD. The proposed study is a randomized,
placebo-controlled trial comparing placebo to fluoxetine for major depressive
disorder (MDD) in 120 adolescents with SUD and CD. Adolescents with DSM-1V SUD,
CD, and MDD assessed both clinically and with structured assessment
instruments, will be randomized to one of these two treatment cells for 16
weeks. All subjects will also receive standardized, manual-driven cognitive
behavior treatment for adolescent SUD for the duration of the trial as the
background "treatment as usual" Medication compliance will be electronically
monitored. Adverse side effects will be monitored weekly. The specific aims of
this study are to test the following hypotheses: 1. Fidoxeline + CBT will be
more effective in treating unipolar depression in adolescents with SUD and CD
than placebo + CBT. 2. The treatment of depression with RX + CBT, in depressed
adolescents with SUD and CD will be more effective than placebo + CBT in
reducing substance use and improving conduct symptoms. 3. The treatment of
depression with RX will result in greater retention in, and compliance with
substance treatment (CBT) and reduction in both substance use and conduct
problems than treatment with placebo. This research will contribute important
knowledge regarding effective treatment of depression in conduct-disordered
adolescents with SUD and provide information about the effects of treating
depression on substance and other behavioral outcomes as well.
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