TY - JOUR
T1 - An internet-based emotion regulation intervention versus no intervention for nonsuicidal self-injury in adolescents
T2 - study protocol for a feasibility trial
AU - Morthorst, Britt
AU - Rubæk, Lotte
AU - Lindschou, Jane
AU - Jakobsen, Janus Christian
AU - Gluud, Christian
AU - Bjureberg, Johan
AU - Hellner, Clara
AU - Møhl, Bo
AU - Pagsberg, Anne Katrine
PY - 2021/2/6
Y1 - 2021/2/6
N2 - BACKGROUND: Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) has gained increased attention in recent years due to increased prevalence, especially among adolescents. Evidence-based interventions for NSSI are sparse. Emotion regulation individual therapy for adolescents (ERITA) is an online intervention that needs investigation. Non-randomised studies suggest ERITA improves emotion regulations skills and reduces NSSI frequency. Before conducting a large pragmatic randomised clinical trial, we aim to investigate the feasibility of ERITA in Denmark.METHODS: A randomised, parallel group feasibility trial comparing ERITA as add on to treatment as usual versus treatment as usual in 30 adolescents age 13-17 years with recurrent NSSI referred to outpatient clinics in The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark. Feasibility outcomes are (1) completion of follow-up, (2) the fraction of eligible participants who consent to inclusion and randomisation and (3) compliance with the intervention. Clinical outcomes such as self-injury frequency and the ability to regulate emotions will be investigated exploratorily.DISCUSSION: Internet-based interventions are assumed to be appealing to adolescents by being easily accessible and easy to navigate by tech natives. Disclosure of self-injury behaviour may be facilitated by an online intervention. The evidence for self-injury specific treatment needs to be extended but prior to a large clinical trial, the feasibility of methods and procedures must be assessed.TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.Gov Identifier: NCT04243603 .
AB - BACKGROUND: Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) has gained increased attention in recent years due to increased prevalence, especially among adolescents. Evidence-based interventions for NSSI are sparse. Emotion regulation individual therapy for adolescents (ERITA) is an online intervention that needs investigation. Non-randomised studies suggest ERITA improves emotion regulations skills and reduces NSSI frequency. Before conducting a large pragmatic randomised clinical trial, we aim to investigate the feasibility of ERITA in Denmark.METHODS: A randomised, parallel group feasibility trial comparing ERITA as add on to treatment as usual versus treatment as usual in 30 adolescents age 13-17 years with recurrent NSSI referred to outpatient clinics in The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark. Feasibility outcomes are (1) completion of follow-up, (2) the fraction of eligible participants who consent to inclusion and randomisation and (3) compliance with the intervention. Clinical outcomes such as self-injury frequency and the ability to regulate emotions will be investigated exploratorily.DISCUSSION: Internet-based interventions are assumed to be appealing to adolescents by being easily accessible and easy to navigate by tech natives. Disclosure of self-injury behaviour may be facilitated by an online intervention. The evidence for self-injury specific treatment needs to be extended but prior to a large clinical trial, the feasibility of methods and procedures must be assessed.TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.Gov Identifier: NCT04243603 .
KW - Emotion regulation individual therapy for adolescents (ERITA)
KW - Internet-based intervention
KW - Non-suicidal self-injury
KW - Randomised feasibility trial
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U2 - 10.1186/s40814-021-00785-4
DO - 10.1186/s40814-021-00785-4
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 33549128
SN - 2055-5784
VL - 7
JO - Pilot and Feasibility Studies
JF - Pilot and Feasibility Studies
IS - 1
M1 - 44
ER -