CompletedNot Applicable

Purrble With LGBTQ+ Youth Who Have Self-harmful Thoughts

United Kingdom155 participantsStarted 2024-01-11

Plain-language summary

The primary aim of the proposed Randomised Control study is to investigate the effects of a socially assisted robot (i.e. Purrble) on emotional regulation difficulties (measured by DERS8) with young LGBTQ+ people who have self-harmful (with or without suicidal intention) (in comparison to a wait-listed control). Secondary aims include investigating the effects of the Purrble on young people's self-harmful thoughts, symptoms of anxiety and depression, alongside quantitative and qualitative (interviews) measures of engagement with the intervention.

Who can participate

Age range16 Years – 25 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: Currently experiencing self-harmful thoughts (within the last month) Identify as sexual orientation or gender identity minority (LGBTQ+) Aged 16-25 years Currently living in the UK at the time of the study Able to read and write in English Exclusion Criteria: Young people who live outside the UK, are not within the 16-25 year age bracket, and are not experiencing self-harmful thoughts will not be included in the study.

What they're measuring

Emotion regulation (DERS8)

Timeframe: all timepoints [Time Frame: Three times during pre-deployment (week 1-3) and ten times during the 10-week long deployment period (week 4-13) = total of 13 times]

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06025942

SponsorKing's College London

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-10-23

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