biostudies-literatureUnknown2(2)Courtney DBCundill Centre for Child and Youth Depression<h4>Background</h4>To co-ordinate a multidisciplinary team in the delivery of guideline recommendations using a measurement-based care framework, our group previously developed a care pathway for the treatment of depression in adolescents. Core components of the pathway were: assessment, education, cognitive-behavioural therapy, a caregiver intervention group, a medication algorithm, and monthly measurement-based care "team reviews" with the adolescent present. The aim of this study was to test the feasibility of conducting a controlled clinical trial of the pathway.<h4>Method</h4>We conducted a 20-week pilot controlled clinical trial of the care pathway relative to treatment as usual. Participants were adolescents (age 14-18) with a primary diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder recruitedJCPP advancese12083https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10242836biostudies-literatureCARIBOU-1: A pilot controlled trial of an Integrated Care Pathway for the treatment of depression in adolescents.PMC10242836Strauss JSzatmari PCourtney DBMitchell RDarnay KBennett KWang KHenderson JRelihan JWang WCheung ABattaglia MChen SPrebeg MfalseCARIBOU-1: A pilot controlled trial of an Integrated Care Pathway for the treatment of depression in adolescents.<h4>Background</h4>To co-ordinate a multidisciplinary team in the delivery of guideline recommendations using a measurement-based care framework, our group previously developed a care pathway for the treatment of depression in adolescents. Core components of the pathway were: assessment, education, cognitive-behavioural therapy, a caregiver intervention group, a medication algorithm, and monthly measurement-based care "team reviews" with the adolescent present. The aim of this study was to test the feasibility of conducting a controlled clinical trial of the pathway.<h4>Method</h4>We conducted a 20-week pilot controlled clinical trial of the care pathway relative to treatment as usual. Participants were adolescents (age 14-18) with a primary diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder recruited2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Jun2026-07-14T20:02:24.771Z2025-02-19T04:25:54.694ZS-EPMC102428363743146410.1002/jcv2.12083