Two Anger Management Programs for Teens.

NCT02001246 | Terminated

• 1 other identifier: IRB_00067796
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 35
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The general aim of the proposed pilot study is to evaluate the the efficacy of mind-body bridging (MBB) for anger management compared with the Real Deal anger management program, in helping adolescents control or reduce their anger.

Conditions

Anger; Hostility; Aggression

Keywords

mindfulness; cognitive behavior therapy; awareness; anger; aggression

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change from baseline at Post-assessment in the measure of the Youth Outcomes Questionnaire 30-item (YOQ30)

  The Youth Outcome Questionnaire Self-Report 30 (YOQ-30) is a relatively brief (30-item) psychotherapy outcome measure, which considers general symptoms relevant to many youth mental health disorders and social issues. YOQ-30 is appropriate for tracking youth outcomes over time. It can be completed by adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 and takes about five minutes to complete. It comprises six subscales (Somatic, Social Isolation, Aggression, Conduct Problems, Hyperactivity/Distractibility, and Depression/ Anxiety). A total score can be computed with 0 indicating no symptomatology and 120 indicating severe symptomatology.

  Baseline (within 1 month of the first session), Mid-assessment (Week 4), Post-Assessment (one week after Week 8)

• Change from baseline at Post-assessment in the measure of the Brief Aggression Questionnaire (BAQ)

  The BAQ is a 12-item self-report scale identifying four facets of aggression: Physical Aggression, Verbal Aggression, Anger, and Hostility.

  Baseline (within 1 month of the first session), Mid-assessment (Week 4), Post-Assessment (one week after Week 8)

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Change from baseline at Post-assessment in the measure of Mindfulness

  Baseline (within 1 month of the first session), Mid-assessment (Week 4), Post-Assessment (one week after Week 8)

• Change from baseline at Post-assessment in the measure of Self-compassion

  Baseline (within 1 month of the first session), Mid-assessment (Week 4), Post-Assessment (one week after Week 8)

Study Arms (2)

Real Deal program for Anger Management

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The Real Deal Anger Management Program is a structured, video-based intervention, which is an easy-to-implement, "plug and play" program that engages students in: (a) cognitive exercises for learning to recognize and correct thinking errors that lead to anger, (b) active practice of social-behavioral skills through role-playing, and (c) participation in progressive muscle relaxation exercises. The program features three training videos that focus on specific skills for controlling conflict.

Behavioral: Real Deal program for Anger Management

Mind-body Bridging program

EXPERIMENTAL

The Mind-Body Bridging program for anger management, includes experiential awareness activities, in which individuals learn to become aware of their thoughts, feelings, emotions, and bodily sensations, to help them identify and deal with ruminative and negative thoughts that might be associated with their anger. MBB helps participants use their senses to listen to sounds, and experience visual or tactile input, to calm their minds and relax their bodies. Written 'mapping' exercises enable them to recognize and defuse requirements, which are expectations of how they or the world should be. For the MBB anger management program, participants will be provided with a variety of mapping exercises to identify the source of their anger, and how they can effectively control it.

Behavioral: Mind-body Bridging (MBB) program

Interventions

Real Deal program for Anger Management BEHAVIORAL

Real Deal is an eight week program with sessions one day per week. Each session is approximately 2 hr long.

Real Deal program for Anger Management

Mind-body Bridging (MBB) program BEHAVIORAL

MBB is an eight week program with sessions one day per week. Each session is approximately 2 hr long.

Mind-body Bridging program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 17 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• English-speaking
• self-, or allo-referred (parents, peers, court-ordered, school, etc.), based on their propensity for displaying various disruptive, externalizing behaviors, including, anger, hostility, oppositional behavior, and temper outbursts, and as such identified by Youth Services (YS) as a suitable candidate to attend a YS anger management program.

You may not qualify if:

• none

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Utah: lead

Study Sites (2)

Pain Research Center, Anesthesiology, University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108, United States

Location

Salt Lake County Youth Services

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84115, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Aggression

Interventions

Anger Management Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Aberrant Motor Behavior in Dementia; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Social Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior Therapy; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

• Yoshio Nakamura, PhD

  University of Utah

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 27, 2013
• First Posted: December 4, 2013
• Study Start: January 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2016
• Study Completion: November 1, 2016
• Last Updated: November 15, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (2)