Interrupting Self-Harm Study

Nonsuicidal Self-injury Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Mixed Methods Investigation of Brief Mindfulness Training and Self-injury Attentional Bias Among Self-injuring Adolescents

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Withdrawn

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03550521
• Other study ID #: IRB_00108383
• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 1, 2018
• Est. completion date: June 1, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: April 2021
• Source: University of Utah
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

My study will employ a convergent mixed methods two-arm parallel randomized controlled design. The qualitative strand will primarily rely on semi-structured interview procedures to answer the following questions: (1) How do adolescents perceive and experience the phenomenon of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI)? (2) What do adolescents believe needs to be done to address NSSI? The quantitative strand will primarily rely on clinical interview data, self-report measures, and an experimental task protocol to answer the following question: What is the impact of a brief mindfulness induction (versus a control condition) on self-injury attentional bias among self-injuring adolescents?

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Withdrawn
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: June 1, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: June 1, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 12 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• To be included in the study, a participant must be: 1) at least 12 years old and no more than 18 years old, 2) able to understand and communicate in English, 3) willing and able to participate in all study procedures, and 4) currently engaging in nonsuicidal self-injury OR have a history of nonsuicidal self-injury.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals will be excluded from the study if they are experiencing a suicidal crisis at the time of the study procedures (e.g., they endorse suicidal ideation, planning, and intent as determined by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview 7.0) and require crisis intervention or hospitalization.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Nonsuicidal Self-injury
• Self-Injurious Behavior

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Mindfulness
Participants will be instructed to focus on the sensations of breathing. Subsequently, whenever their minds wander to distressing thoughts or emotions, they will be instructed to acknowledge those thoughts or emotions, and then bring their attention back to the sensations of breathing.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Utah	Salt Lake City	Utah

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Utah

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in self-injury attentional bias as measured by a Dot Probe Paradigm	Attentional bias (AB) refers to the allocation of attentional resources to specific aspects of environmental stimuli	The Dot Probe Paradigm will be administered immediately preceding the mindfulness or control conditions and immediately following the mindfulness or control conditions