Depression and Anxiety Trial, Recruiting
voxsanity.com.au · Eligibility summary from public government registries · 18 August 2026 · not medical advice
Who may and may not be able to join
AI generated eligibility summary. Written by an AI model from the official source data and checked on a sample basis. It can contain mistakes, so confirm anything important against the original source. How we use AI
Who may be able to join
- People aged between 12 and 18 years.
- People who have been diagnosed with a current depressive episode according to standard diagnostic guidelines (DSM-5), confirmed through a structured interview called the K-SADS-PL.
- People whose depression scores at least 40 on a standard rating scale called the CDRS-R at the start of the trial.
- People who have been on a stable psychiatric medication regimen for at least 4 weeks before joining, and who are willing to keep taking the same medications throughout the study.
Who may not be able to join
Each point below is a reason the trial team may not be able to accept someone. It is not a list of requirements to meet.
- People who have a psychiatric diagnosis other than an anxiety disorder alongside their depression.
- People whose depression includes psychotic features (such as hallucinations or delusions).
- People who score above 13 on a rating scale used to measure signs of mania (called the YMRS).
- People with a history of neurological conditions (such as epilepsy or traumatic brain injury) or serious physical health conditions (such as thyroid disease, lupus, diabetes, or significant problems with the liver, kidneys, or lungs, or a history of major physical trauma).
- People who have previously been treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS), or any other similar brain stimulation therapies.
- People who are currently taking anti-epileptic medications or high doses of benzodiazepines (a type of sedative medication).
- People with a history of alcohol or drug misuse or dependence.
- People who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
- People for whom an MRI scan would not be safe or suitable (confirm with trial site).
- People who are currently considered to be at high risk of suicide.
Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.
Based on publicly available eligibility criteria from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before acting. This is not medical advice.
If you need support right now
This page includes language about suicide and self-harm, because that is how the trial's eligibility criteria are written. If reading it has been hard, you do not have to keep going. The services below are free, confidential, and answered by people trained for exactly this.
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 000.
- Lifeline — 24/7 crisis support: 13 11 14
- Suicide Call Back Service — 24/7 counselling: 1300 659 467
- 13YARN — 24/7, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: 13 92 76
- Beyond Blue — 24/7 mental health support: 1300 22 4636
- Kids Helpline — 24/7, free and private for anyone aged 5 to 25: 1800 55 1800
- headspace — mental health support for 12 to 25 year olds: headspace.org.au
- Emergency: 000
Outside Australia? The numbers above are Australian and will not work from overseas. Find a Helpline is a free directory of crisis lines in over 130 countries, run by ThroughLine with the International Association for Suicide Prevention. If you are in immediate danger, call your local emergency number.
Voxsanity is not a crisis service, and nothing on this page is medical advice. More Australian services are listed on our support lines page.
Contact this trial
Phone: 15823996993
Contact details sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before attending.
GP referral letter
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Trial details
This date has passed while the registry still lists the trial as open to participants. Sponsors often update a trial's status without revising its projected end date, so it may well still be recruiting — but the record is out of date in at least one respect. Check with the study contact before relying on either.
Where this trial is recruiting
Primary endpoints
Change in CDRS-R (Children's Depression Rating Scale) scores from baseline
Can't join this trial?
Data last synced from ClinicalTrials.gov: 15 July 2026. Trial status can change. Always verify current status directly with the trial site before making any decision.