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CFT-focused Mental Health Intervention With Exposure Training for Youngsters

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Psychopathic Personality Trait
Conduct Disorder
Registration Number
NCT05802758
Lead Sponsor
Helsinki University Central Hospital
Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to explore if individual CFT-based intervention with exposure training in virtual reality decreases conduct disorder symptoms and callous-unemoitonal traits , as well as increases subjective emotional welbeing among 15-to-20 year-old male prisoners and boys placed to state's residential schools. We will also study factors that may predict adherence to the intervention. These factors include mental well-being, motivation, and working alliance. In addition, we will evaluate the costs of the program.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
144
Inclusion Criteria
  • Express conduct disorder psychopathology and psychopathic personality traits
  • Are placed to a prison or a state residential school for at least 9 months
Exclusion Criteria
  • Females
  • Non-Finninsh-speaking
  • Remaining in the institution facility less than 9 months
  • Intellectual dissability
  • Presence of psychotic symptoms
  • Autism
  • History of epilepsy
  • Currently participating another psychotherapeutic intervention

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The self-reported change in Youth Pysychopathic traits Inventory- short version (YPI-S) and in the factors of it5 months

Measures both conduct prolems and psychopathic traits

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Santa Clara Compassion Scale5 months

masures compassion against other people

Short Warwick-Edinburgh Wellbeing scale (SWEMWBS)5months

measures general psychosocial well-being

Self-Compassion Scale- Short Form (SCS-SF)5 months

measures self-compassion

Situational intrinsic and extrinsic motivation scale (SIMS)5 months

measures younster's motivation to participate the intervention

Difficulties in Emotion Regulating Scale-Short form (DERS-SF)5 months

measures emotion regulation style

WHO's quality of life questionnaire- Brief version (WHOQOL-BREF)5 months

measures quality of life

Toronto Alexitymia Scale (TAS-20)5 months

measures aleksitymia

Young Person's Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation (YP-CORE)5 months

measures how the intervention is felt by the youngster

The Personal Feelings Questionnaire- brief version (PFQ-2 Brief)5 months

measures feelings of quilt

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

State Residential Schools

🇫🇮

Helsinki, Finland

Prison and Probation Service of Finland

🇫🇮

Helsinki, Finland

State Residential Schools
🇫🇮Helsinki, Finland
Marko Manninen, PhD
Contact
+358405605090
marko.manninen@thl.fi
Mirva Heikkilä, MSc
Sub Investigator

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