Mentalization-Based Group Therapy for Adolescents

Deliberate Self-Harm Clinical Trial

Official title:

Efficacy of Mentalization-Based Group Therapy for Adolescents: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02771691
• Other study ID #: ELHF10-595
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 2016
• Est. completion date: November 2017

Study information

• Verified date: November 2017
• Source: University of Edinburgh
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a prospective parallel group design of group-based Mentalization-Based Therapy for Adolescents (MBT-A) through a pilot randomised controlled trial comparing group-based MBT-A plus treatment as usual (TAU) to TAU alone. As a pilot study, we aim to determine: the effectiveness of our recruitment strategies; compliance with protocol/procedures; trends towards reduced self-harm.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 53
• Est. completion date: November 2017
• Est. primary completion date: November 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 12 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Self-harm behaviour in the past 6 months

• In receipt of treatment from local Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

• Competent and willing to provide written, informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Severe learning disability or pervasive developmental disorder

• Acute psychotic episode

• Eating disorder in the absence of self-harm.

• Non-English speaking

• Current involvement in other ongoing treatment research

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Deliberate Self-Harm
• Self Mutilation
• Self-Injurious Behavior

Intervention

Other:
• Mentalization-Based Group Therapy for Adolescents

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United Kingdom	CAMHS	Edinburgh	Lothian

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Edinburgh	NHS Lothian

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Self-harm as measured by the self-harm sub scale of the Risk-taking and Self-harm Inventory for Adolescents (Vrouva et al, 2010)		12 weeks
Primary	Self-harm and related hospital use as reported in National Health Service patient records		12 weeks