Cultural Adaptation and Implementation of DBT for Adolescents With Emotional Disorders (NCT06566235) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Cultural Adaptation and Implementation of DBT for Adolescents With Emotional Disorders
Taiwan160 participantsStarted 2024-10-24
Plain-language summary
The goal of this study is to learn if Dialectical behavior therapy Skills
Training for Adolescents (DBT-A-ST) works on emotional disorders in adolescents. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Does DBT-A-ST produce faster improvements (i.e., steeper slopes), compared to ASG, on primary and secondary outcome measures during treatment and 3-month follow-up?
Does DBT-A-ST produce greater improvements, compared to SBG, on primary and secondary outcome measures?
Participants is:
Randomly assigned to (a) a culturally adapted DBT-A-ST or (b) Satir-based group (SBG).
Received five assessments before the start of the trial (T1), after 4, 8 sessions (T2, T3), at post-intervention (T4), and 3-month follow-up (T5).
Who can participate
Age range12 Years – 18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion criteria
✓. Age 12-18 years.
✓. Informed consent provided by the youth and one parent.
✓. Sufficient Mandarin Chinese proficiency to complete study questionnaires.
✓. Total score of PHQ-9 ≥ 8 or GAD-7 ≥ 8, or SDQ total score ≥ 10, or SDQ hyperactivity subscale score ≥ 3.
✓. Primary diagnosis of depressive, anxiety disorder, or ADHD based on K-SADS-
✓. Stable medication use for at least four weeks and willingness to maintain stable dosage during the study.
✓. Individuals with comorbid emotional disorders are included; comorbidities are not stratified to avoid increasing study design complexity.
Exclusion criteria
✕. Educational level of elementary school or university.
✕. Comorbid intellectual disability or psychotic disorder.
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What they're measuring
1
Youth Self Report (YSR)
Timeframe: at baseline, at 15 weeks, and at 3 months after completion of the intervention
2
Child Behavior Checklist about their adolescents (CBCL)
Timeframe: at baseline, at 15 weeks, and at 3 months after completion of the intervention
✕. Unwillingness to discontinue current psychotherapy.
✕. Unwillingness to accept video recording during group therapy.
✕. Medication changes during the trial are not exclusionary if judged necessary or clinically important by the treating clinician, to maintain a naturalistic setting.