A Research Study of How Teens With and Without an Anxiety Disorder Make Decisions
Completed
Conditions studied: Anxiety Disorders, Separation Anxiety Disorder, Phobic Disorders
In brief
The purpose of this trial is to study how teens with and without an anxiety disorder make decisions. This is a brain imaging study using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in adolescents between the ages of 13 and 17.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00104195
- Run by
- NYU Langone Health
- People needed
- 127
- Starts
- 2004-02-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-04-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2014-04-16
Who can join
Age: 13 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Must meet diagnostic criteria for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder or Social Phobia, OR must be free of medical, psychiatric, neurologic conditions and learning disorders (healthy controls)
- Sufficient intelligence to understand the study and provide truly informed consent; will be determined by educational history
You may not qualify if…
- Having any major medical conditions that may interfere with interpretation of results or be associated with risk in an MRI environment (history of metal implants, or contraindications to MRI scanning for research purposes, including pregnancy)
- Current evidence of Autism, Major Depression, Substance Abuse, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Panic Disorder, Tic Disorders, significant suicidality, lifetime history of psychosis or mania.
- Estimated Full-Scale IQ below 80
- Inability or unwillingness to remain still during scanning
- Inability or unwillingness to provide assent
- Absence of signed consent by parent or legal guardian
- Current history of sexual or physical abuse in the family, or past sexual or physical abuse if there is ongoing Department of Social Services (DSS) involvement
Where it is running
- New York University's Child Study Center — New York, New York, United States
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