Interrupting Self-Harm Study

Not Applicable

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Nonsuicidal Self-injury
• Interventions: Behavioral: Mindfulness

• Registration Number: NCT03550521
• Lead Sponsor: University of Utah

Brief 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?

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-05-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-05-25
• Study Start: 2018-06-01
• Study First Posted: 2018-06-08
• Primary Completion: 2019-06-01
• Study Completion: 2019-06-01
• Status Verified: 2021-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-04-26
• Last Update Posted: 2021-04-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

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.

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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.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Mindfulness condition	Mindfulness	The brief mindfulness induction will be modeled after basic mindfulness skills commonly used in mindfulness-based interventions and tailored to target distressing thoughts and feelings.

Primary Outcome Measures

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

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Utah; 🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States