Status:

COMPLETED

Treatment for Adolescents With Deliberate Self Harm

Lead Sponsor:

Oslo University Hospital

Conditions:

Intentional Self Harm

Eligibility:

All Genders

12-18 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficiency of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) in treatment of adolescents with deliberate self harm compared to Enhanced Usual Care (EUC). Eighty patient...

Detailed Description

Power analysis: Exact data on the repetition of self-harm over 16-20 week and 12 months observation periods for adolescents in outpatient psychiatric treatment are not available. Building on previous...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • History of repeated deliberate self harm (last episode within last months)
  • Satisfies at least 2 criteria of DSM-IV Borderline Personality Disorder (as measured by SCID-II) in addition to the self-destructive criterion.
  • Or: Satisfies at least 1 criterion + 2 criteria scored below threshold (score 2) of DSM-IV Borderline Personality Disorder (as measured by SCID-II) in addition to the self-destructive criterion.

Exclusion

  • Psychotic disorders
  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Substance dependence disorder
  • Mental retardation (IQ less than 70)
  • Asperger syndrome/autism

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

77 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00675129

Start Date

May 1 2008

End Date

December 1 2013

Last Update

October 23 2014

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Suicide Research and Prevention Unit/University of Oslo

Oslo, Norway, 0320