NCT00720486

Brief Summary

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of an anger management treatment program, Juvenile Justice Anger Management for Girls, in reducing anger-related behaviors displayed by girls in the juvenile justice system.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
75

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2008

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2008

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 18, 2008

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 22, 2008

Completed
3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 1, 2011

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 1, 2012

Completed
Last Updated

March 28, 2014

Status Verified

March 1, 2014

Enrollment Period

3.2 years

First QC Date

July 18, 2008

Last Update Submit

March 26, 2014

Conditions

Anger

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Reduction in anger

    Measured at pretreatment, post-treatment, and Month 6 follow-up

Study Arms (2)

1

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will receive Juvenile Justice Anger Management for Girls plus treatment as usual.

Behavioral: Juvenile Justice Anger Management (JJAM) for GirlsBehavioral: Treatment as usual

2

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants will receive treatment as usual.

Behavioral: Treatment as usual

Interventions

Juvenile Justice Anger Management (JJAM) for GirlsBEHAVIORAL

JJAM will include two 1.5-hour group treatment sessions per week for 8 weeks. JJAM sessions will be manual based and will be designed to help youth develop skills in the following areas: identifying different types of physical and relational aggression, recognizing early warning signs of anger, avoiding anger-provoking situations, managing anger to prevent aggression, solving problems, communicating about anger-related events, and repairing relationships damaged by anger-related behaviors.

1
Treatment as usualBEHAVIORAL

Treatment as usual will include standard activities in the female juvenile justice program.

12

Eligibility Criteria

Age12 Years - 19 Years
Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Assigned to one of the designated juvenile justice facilities
  • Has the ability to speak, read, and understand English sufficiently well to complete the procedures of the study
  • Disposition to the juvenile justice program must last the 8 weeks of scheduled treatment plus 1 week before and after treatment

You may not qualify if:

  • Fails to complete pretreatment assessments
  • Current psychotic symptoms, mental retardation, or severe developmental disabilities
  • Considered to be a ward of the state (defined as a youth without a parent, either biological or adoptive, as the legal custodian)

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19102, United States

Location

Related Publications (3)

  • Goldstein NE, Kemp KA, Leff SS, Lochman JE. Guidelines for Adapting Manualized Interventions for New Target Populations: A Step-Wise Approach Using Anger Management as a Model. Clin Psychol (New York). 2012 Dec 1;19(4):385-401. doi: 10.1111/cpsp.12011.

    PMID: 25110403BACKGROUND

  • Goldstein NE, Serico JM, Riggs Romaine CL, Zelechoski AD, Kalbeitzer R, Kemp K, Lane C. Development of the Juvenile Justice Anger Management Treatment for Girls. Cogn Behav Pract. 2013 May;20(2):171-188. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2012.06.003.

    PMID: 27642247BACKGROUND

  • Lane C, Goldstein NE, Heilbrun K, Cruise KR, Pennacchia D. Obstacles to research in residential juvenile justice facilities: recommendations for researchers. Behav Sci Law. 2012 Jan-Feb;30(1):49-68. doi: 10.1002/bsl.1991. Epub 2012 Jan 4.

    PMID: 22298128BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Therapeutics

Study Officials

  • Naomi Goldstein, PhD

    Drexel University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
PI

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 18, 2008

First Posted

July 22, 2008

Study Start

June 1, 2008

Primary Completion

August 1, 2011

Study Completion

February 1, 2012

Last Updated

March 28, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-03

Locations

US(1)