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STAR: Self-Injury: Treatment, Assessment, Recovery - Online Intervention for Adolescent Nonsuicidal Self-Injury – A randomized controlled trial

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
X84.9
Registration Number
DRKS00014623
Lead Sponsor
Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie HeidelbergZentrum für Psychosoziale Medizin
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
700
Inclusion Criteria

According to the criteria of the NSSI disorder (Nonsuicidal self-injury) provided by the DSM-5, eligible participants (between 15 and 21 years of age) are required to have engaged in NSSI at least five days during the previous 12 months. No current psychotherapeutic treatment. Furthermore, all participants need to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria are acute symptoms and other mental states that require psychiatric care within a face-to-face setting.

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The main outcome of the trial is a significant reduction in the frequency of NSSI (Nonsuicidal self-injury) within the past 3 months assessed by the NSSI Severity Questionnaire (NSSV-SG; In-Albon, Niedtfeld, & Kaess, 2017) at 1-year follow-up.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary outcome criterion is the amelioration of well-being in the KIDSCREEN-10 (Ravens-Sieberer U, Erhart M, Rajmil L, Herdman M, Auquier P, Bruil J, et al., 2010). Additionally, comorbid psychiatric disorders (e.g. BSL-23; Bohus M, Kleindienst N, Limberger MF, Stieglitz R-D, Domsalla M, Chapman AL, et al.; 2009; PHQ-A; Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JB; 2001) as well as suicidal behavior assess by the Paykel Suicide Scale (PSS, Paykel ES, Myers JK, Lindenthal JJ, Tanner J. Suicidal feelings in the general population: a prevalence study. Br J Psychiatry J Ment Sci. 1974;124:460–9.) will be evaluated.
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