Completed

Treatment of Adolescent Suicide Attempters (TASA)

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What is being tested

Data Collection

Who is being recruted

Behavioral Symptoms+1

+ Suicide

+ Suicide, Attempted

From 12 to 18 Years
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Phase 2 & 3
Interventional
Study Start: March 2004
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Summary

Principal SponsorNew York State Psychiatric Institute
Last updated: January 18, 2026
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Study start date: March 1, 2004

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

Suicide is the third leading cause of death in adolescents and is a major public health problem. Depression is the most common diagnosis for adolescent suicide attempts. Little is known about what treatment is best for these adolescents since they are usually excluded from participation in research studies. Participants in this study will be randomly assigned to receive carefully monitored antidepressant medication with routine support and management, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), or a combination of antidepressant medication plus CBT.

Official TitleTreatment of Adolescent Suicide Attempters (TASA) 
NCT00183534NCT00080158
Principal SponsorNew York State Psychiatric Institute
Last updated: January 18, 2026
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Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

120 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 12 to 18 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Behavioral SymptomsSuicideSuicide, AttemptedSelf-Injurious Behavior

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * At least one suicide attempt or interrupted attempt within the past 45 days * Continuously reside with a primary caretaker (parent, legal guardian, foster parent) for at least 6 months that can provide legal consent

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 6 locations

Suspended

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, United StatesSee the location
Suspended

New York University Child Study Center

New York, United States
Suspended

Columbia University at the New York State Psychiatric Institute

New York, United States
Suspended

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, United States
Completed6 Study Centers