Evaluation of the Efficacy of Non-drug Therapy (SMS Intervention) for Adolescents With NSSI

NCT04481425 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: MD20200309
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 86
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In this proposed study, Text messages are used to intervene in the NSSI behavior of adolescents, and the efficacy of this intervention method is evaluated, as well as the internal mechanism of adolescents' NSSI behavior is discussed.

Conditions

Non-suicidal Self-injury

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The change of NSSI behavior of the participants.

  NSSI behavior will be measured by Nonsuicidal self-injury Questionnaire which contains several items designed by investigators. The questionnaire is mainly used to measure the frequency of NSSI among adolescents.

  At baseline, the fourth week, the eighth week

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• The change of anxiety level.

  At baseline, the fourth week, the eighth week

• The change of depression level.

  At baseline, the fourth week, the eighth week

• The change of hopelessness.

  At baseline, the fourth week, the eighth week

• The change of emotion regulation strategies.

  At baseline, the fourth week, the eighth week

• The change of coping styles.

  At baseline, the fourth week, the eighth week

Study Arms (2)

intervention group

OTHER

Text messages will be sent to the subjects through the investigator, including giving popularization of psychiatric knowledge, coping skills, emotional regulation strategies, and brief care. Two or three times a week for two months.

Other: SMS intervention

control group

NO INTERVENTION

Subjects both collected in the outpatient department and the ward were randomly divided into the control group and regularly followed up.

Interventions

SMS intervention OTHER

SMS intervention

intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Years - 19 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Adolescents aged 10-19 years old.
• Meet the diagnostic criteria of NSSI behavior recommended by DSM-5.
• The adolescents who have mobile phone, and have the ability to send or receive text messages.
• Adolescents and guardians agreed to participate and signed the informed consent form

You may not qualify if:

• Adolescents with severe somatic diseases who cannot complete the study.
• Adolescents with cognitive impairment, neurodevelopmental disorder, mental retardation, visual impairment who cannot complete the study.
• The adolescents who do not have a mobile phone.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Central South University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Department of Psychiatry, Xiangya Second Hospital, Central South University

Changsha, Hunan, 410000, China

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Self-Injurious Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Jianjun Ou, doctor

  Central South University

  STUDY CHAIR

• Runsen Chen, doctor

  Central South University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

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: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 13, 2020
• First Posted: July 22, 2020
• Study Start: December 23, 2020
• Primary Completion: January 30, 2022
• Study Completion: January 30, 2022
• Last Updated: November 18, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-11

Locations

CN (1)