Internet-delivered Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents With NSSI - An Open Pilot Study

Karolinska Institutet25 enrolled

Overview

The primary aim is to investigate the effectiveness of an Internet-delivered Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents (ERITA) with nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

Interventions

Internet-delivered Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for AdolescentsBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 13 YearsMax age: 17 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: A primary diagnosis of NSSI as defined in Section 3 in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5 of the American Psychiatric Association (DSM-5) \< 1 NSSI episode during the past month At least one parent needs to commit to participate in the parent program Exclusion Criteria: Bipolar disorder I or primary psychosis Severe suicidal ideation Ongoing substance dependence Insertion/withdrawal of psychopharmacological substances within two months prior to the treatment Other acute primary axis I diagnosis (e.g. anorexia nervosa) that demand treatment in first hand Current life circumstances that would hinder the treatment (i.e. ongoing domestic abuse) insufficient Swedish language skills Cocurrent treatment with Mentalization based therapy (MBT) or Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT)

Locations (1)

Karolinska Institutet

Stockholm, Sweden

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Deliberate Self-Harm Inventory - 9 item version

Change from baseline in self-harming behaviors when measures weekly, after 12 weeks, and at 3 and 6 months after treatment has ended

Time frame: Baseline (30 days prior to treatment start), weekly (once a week following treatment start), post-treatment (12 weeks), and three and six months follow-up

Secondary Outcomes

Borderline Symptom List Behavior supplement (BSL-supplement)

Change from baseline in self-destructive behaviors when measures weekly, after 12 weeks, and at 3 and 6 months after treatment has ended

Time frame: Baseline (30 days prior to treatment start), weekly (once a week following treatment start), post-treatment (12 weeks), and three and six months follow-up

Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale -16 item version (DERS-16)

Change from baseline in difficulties in emotion regulation when measures weekly, after 12 weeks, and at 3 and 6 months after treatment has ended

Time frame: Baseline (30 days prior to treatment start), weekly (once a week following treatment start), post-treatment (12 weeks), and three and six months follow-up

Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS)

Change from baseline in difficulties in emotion regulation after 12 weeks, at 3 and 6 months after treatment has ended

Time frame: Baseline (7 days prior to treatment start), post-treatment (12 weeks), three and six months follow-up]

Borderline personality features in childhood (BPFS-C)

Change from baseline in symptoms of borderline personality disorder after 12 weeks, at 3 and 6 months after treatment has ended

Time frame: Baseline (7 days prior to treatment start), post-treatment (12 weeks), three and six months follow-up]

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