Adapted Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Adolescents With Deliberate Self-Harm: A Pre-post Observational Study

NCT02988037 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: G6302346
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 33
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The investigators conducted a pre-post naturalistic study regarding changes observed associated with a 15-week course of an adapted form of dialectical behaviour therapy for adolescents. We measured frequency of self-harm prior to treatment and after treatment using the Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview. We also measured changes using the Suicide Ideation Questionnaire, Life Problems Inventory, Resiliency Scale for Children and Adolescents.

Conditions

Deliberate Self Harm; Borderline Personality Disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Frequency of Deliberate Self-harm

  Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview was performed by clinicians. Using the scale the investigators rated the frequency of deliberate self-harm of participants (with or without suicidal intent) as "most days", "twice or more per week", "once or more per week", "less than once per week", "less than once per 2 weeks" and "less than once a month" or "no self-harm" in the 4 month interval prior to treatment and the 4 month interval during treatment.

  15 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire

  15 weeks

• Life Problems Inventory

  15 weeks

• Resiliency Scales for Children and Adolescents

  15 weeks

• Attrition from therapy

  15 weeks

Study Arms (1)

A-DBT-A

EXPERIMENTAL

Began Adapted Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Adolescents

Behavioral: A-DBT-A

Interventions

A-DBT-A BEHAVIORAL

Adapted Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Adolescents

A-DBT-A

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• features of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and recent history of self-injurious thoughts or behaviours.
• meeting criteria for BPD or for subsyndromal variants of BPD, and (2) self-injurious thoughts and behaviours defined as: (a) a score \> 30 on the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ) OR (b) Deliberate Self-harm in the 4 months prior to treatment

You may not qualify if:

• severe substance use (where residential treatment would be indicated), florid psychosis and developmental delay

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Ottawa: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Self-Injurious Behavior; Borderline Personality Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Personality Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 27, 2016
• First Posted: December 9, 2016
• Study Start: September 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2016
• Study Completion: September 1, 2016
• Last Updated: December 12, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share