Efficacy of Mentalization-Based Group Therapy for Adolescents: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Deliberate Self-Harm
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
- Enrollment
- 53
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Self-harm and related hospital use as reported in National Health Service patient records
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief 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.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
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
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Self-harm and related hospital use as reported in National Health Service patient records
Time Frame: 12 weeks
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