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Deliberate self-harm (DSH) is a prevalent behaviour among adolescents but there is no current recommendation for an efficacious treatment. Emotion regulation group therapy (ERGT) is a brief treatment for DSH with a well-documented utility and feasibility in the adult population, and an adapted version for adolescents may provide equal benefits for adolescents, provided adjustments to prevent or decrease social contagion are present. A quantitative feasibility open trial (N=20) followed up by a qualitative interview study will examine the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effect of ERGT for adolescents.


Clinical Trial Description

Deliberate self-harm (DSH) is a prevalent behaviour among adolescents but there is no current recommendation for an efficacious treatment. Emotion regulation group therapy (ERGT) is a brief treatment for DSH with a well-documented utility and feasibility in the adult population, and an adapted version for adolescents may provide equal benefits for adolescents, provided adjustments to prevent or decrease social contagion are present. Adaptations to ERGT will result in a 12 session long treatment for adolescents Emotion regulation group therapy for Adolescents (ERGT-A). A parallel parent group focused on strengthening parental skills will be given alongside ERGT-A (5 sessions) Method: A quantitative feasibility open trial (N=20) with pre, post and 1 month follow-up assessments will examine the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effect of ERGT for adolescents. Feasibility measures include recruitment rate, proportion beginning treatment, attrition, treatment credibility and satisfaction, negative effects, and alliance. Preliminary effects measures include DSH, emotion regulation ability, anxiety and depression. Method: A qualitative interview study. Using thematic analysis to explore participants' experience of ERGT-A and parent group ;


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NCT number NCT06297824
Study type Interventional
Source Karolinska Institutet
Contact Dimitar Krastev, MSc
Phone +46735269516
Email Dimitar.Krastev@prima.se
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date October 10, 2023
Completion date June 30, 2025

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