Group-Based Treatment of Adolescent Female Conduct Disorders: The Central Role of Emotion Regulatio

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: DSM-IV-TR 312.8: Conduct disorderDSM-IV-TR 313.81: Oppositional Defiant Disorder
F91
F92
F91.3
Conduct disorders
Mixed disorders of conduct and emotions
Oppositional defiant disorder

Registration Number: DRKS00007524

Lead Sponsor: niversity Basel Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 128

Inclusion Criteria

Current Diagnosis of CD (DSM 312.8) or ODD (DSM 313.81), sufficient writing and reading skills (German or Dutch), written informed consent and legal guardian consent (for participants <18 years) (must be available before enrollment in the trial)

Exclusion Criteria

History of or current clinical diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder according to ICD-10, DSM-IV-TR or DSM-5,history of or current clinical diagnosis of Schizophrenia according to ICD-10, DSM-IV-TR or DSM-5, current clinical diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder or Mania according to ICD-10, DSM-IV-TR or DSM-5, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) according to ICD-10, DSM-IV-TR or DSM-5, known monogenetic disorder, genetic syndrome (e.g. Fragile-X-Syndrome, Down’s Syndrome, Prader-Willi-Syndrome), any chronic or acute neurological disorder, e.g. cerebral palsy, motor problems due to motor or metabolic disorder, current treatment for epilepsy, history of medium to severe traumatic brain injury (mild traumatic head injury without loss of consciousness is not an exclusion criterion), any valid indication of IQ < 70 (e.g. special education, previous test results), severe medical condition interfering with therapy, incl. suicidal ideation, concurrent group based psychotherapeutic treatment

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pre-post treatment change in number of CD/ODD symptoms as assessed by a standardised, structured psychiatric interview on DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria (K-SADS-P, CD/ODD section) between baseline and post intervention (within 2 weeks after the end of the 12-week intervention) as well as between baseline and 3-month follow-up.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Questionnaires (self-/staff-/caretaker-reported) at pre-/mid-/post-intervention and follow-up: emotion regulation, stress and behavioural problems/aggression<br><br>- Number of negative consequences received within an institution, number of unauthorized leaves at pre-/mid-/post-intervention and follow-up<br><br>- Computer tasks at pre- and post intervention: emotion regulation<br><br>- ECG (pre-/mid-/post-intervention) and MRI (pre-post-intervention): change in heart rate variability and neural functional correlates