Sertraline Pediatric Registry for the Evaluation of Safety (SPRITES)

NCT ID: NCT01302080

Last Updated: 2021-10-14

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

941 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-04-04

Study Completion Date

2020-09-09

Brief Summary

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To evaluate the long-term impact of treatment with sertraline on aspects of cognitive, emotional and physical development and pubertal maturation in pediatric subjects ages 6 to 16 years (inclusive) with a diagnosis of anxiety disorder, depressive disorder or obsessive compulsive disorder.

Detailed Description

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Purposive sample: patients are not randomly selected, that is, he or she must meet certain inclusion criteria in order to qualify as a potential study participant.

Conditions

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Sertraline-treated

enrolled subjects beginning treatment for one of the study qualifying disorders with sertraline

sertraline

Intervention Type DRUG

Non interventional study - drug, dose, duration etc as per USPI and clinician discretion

psychotherapy only

enrolled subjects beginning treatment for one of the study qualifying disorders with psychotherapy

psychotherapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Non-interventional study- as above

Interventions

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sertraline

Non interventional study - drug, dose, duration etc as per USPI and clinician discretion

Intervention Type DRUG

psychotherapy

Non-interventional study- as above

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Children age 6 to 16 (inclusive) with anxiety, depression, or obsessive-compulsive disorder, receiving treatment in outpatient setting, and who are prescribed a new prescription for sertraline to treat one of the above study-qualifying disorders or beginning psychotherapy for same.

Exclusion Criteria

* Psychotic at study entry
* Diagnosis of bipolar disorder
* Diagnosis of schizoaffective or schizophrenia
* Anorexia
* Bulimia or eating disorder not otherwise specified (NOS)
* Autism
* Pervasive developmental disorder
* High risk of suicide within 2 weeks of initiating study treatment
* Significant mental retardation
* Taking an antidepressant medication other than sertraline, first or second generation antipsychotic, lithium, psychostimulant
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Pfizer's Upjohn has merged with Mylan to form Viatris Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Pfizer CT.gov Call Center

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Pfizer

Locations

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Harmonex Neuroscience Research

Dothan, Alabama, United States

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Sun Valley Research Center

Imperial, California, United States

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UCLA Semel institute

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Comprehensive Psychiatric Care

Norwich, Connecticut, United States

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University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, United States

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Nemours Children's Clinic, Dept. of Psychology and Psychiatry

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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Medical Research Group of Central Florida

Orange City, Florida, United States

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Harmonex Neuroscience of Pensacola

Pensacola, Florida, United States

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University of South Florida - Rothman Center

St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

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Georgia Regents University Augusta

Augusta, Georgia, United States

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Institute for Behavioral Medicine, LLC

Smyrna, Georgia, United States

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Family Behavioral Health

Plainfield, Illinois, United States

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University of Kansas School of Medicine/Dept. of Psychiatry

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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Family Service and Guidance Center

Topeka, Kansas, United States

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Kennedy Krieger Institute

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Neuroscientific Insights

Rockville, Maryland, United States

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Debora A. LaMonica, MD

South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, United States

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Baystate Medical Center, Child Behavioral Health Research

Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

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Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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Comprehensive Psychiatric Associates

Gladstone, Missouri, United States

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Saint John's Clinic

Springfield, Missouri, United States

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Jersey Shore University Medical Center/Meridian Health

Neptune City, New Jersey, United States

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Children's Specialized Hospital

Toms River, New Jersey, United States

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Finger Lakes Clinical Research

Rochester, New York, United States

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3-C Family Services, P.A.

Cary, North Carolina, United States

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Duke University Medical Center, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Durham, North Carolina, United States

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Scott George Crowder, M.D.

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

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Family Center by the Falls

Chagrin Falls, Ohio, United States

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University Of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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Cincinnati Childrens Hospital and Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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Case Western Reserve University, Department of Psychiatry Child/Adolescent

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Cutting Edge Research Group

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

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Child Guidance Resource Center

Havertown, Pennsylvania, United States

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Tullahoma Pediatrics PLLC

Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States

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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Dallas, Texas, United States

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Bay Pointe Behavioral Health Service, Inc.

Friendswood, Texas, United States

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Midtown Psychiatry and TMS Center

Houston, Texas, United States

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Peter Ly MD

Houston, Texas, United States

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Focus and Balance, LLC

San Antonio, Texas, United States

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University of Virginia Health System

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

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Clinical Research Partners, LLC

Petersburg, Virginia, United States

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McLean Hospital - Harvard Medical School

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Countries

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United States

References

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Kolitsopoulos F, Ramaker S, Compton SN, Broderick S, Orazem J, Bao W, Lokhnygina Y, Marschall K, Chappell P. Effects of Long-Term Sertraline Use on Pediatric Growth and Development: The Sertraline Pediatric Registry for The Evaluation of Safety (SPRITES). J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2023 Feb;33(1):2-13. doi: 10.1089/cap.2022.0048.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36799958 (View on PubMed)

Kolitsopoulos F, Ramaker S, Compton S, Broderick S, Orazem J, Bao W, Lokhnygina Y, Chappell P. Sertraline Pediatric Registry for the Evaluation of Safety: Design and Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric Patients Prescribed Sertraline. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2021 Aug;31(6):411-420. doi: 10.1089/cap.2020.0170. Epub 2021 Jul 21.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34287023 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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SPRITES

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

A0501093

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id