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NCT Number: NCT02771691

Mentalization-Based Group Therapy for Adolescents

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Deliberate Self-Harm Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Self-Injurious Behavior

Age range

12 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

CAMHS

Edinburgh, Lothian, United Kingdom

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Mentalization-Based Group Therapy for Adolescents

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. Self-harm as measured by the self-harm sub scale of the Risk-taking and Self-harm Inventory for Adolescents (Vrouva et al, 2010)

    Time frame: 12 weeks

  2. Self-harm and related hospital use as reported in National Health Service patient records

    Time frame: 12 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Edinburgh

Other

Collaborators

  • NHS Lothian

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
May 13, 2016
Registry last updated
Jun 4, 2019

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