Clinical Trial: A Feasibility Study to Evaluate Self-Harm Group in Inpatient Settings

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: A Feasibility Study to Evaluate Self-Harm Group in Inpatient Settings

Brief Summary: The current research is being undertaken as part of a professional doctorate in clinical psychology, which aims to evaluate the feasibility of a group programme to address self-harm within 23 days, to provide evidence for a controlled trial. The intervention will include four group sessions conducted over 2 weeks, based on Dialectical Behavioural Therapy. Specifically the aims are to determine 1) means and a standard deviation for two pre and post treatment outcome measures in order to estimate sample size for the main study, 2) the need for an inpatient intervention for self-harm measured by number of participants eligible and accepting of the treatment, 3) retention of participants for 4 groups given the predicted short stays of patients on wards, and 4) the acceptability of the research process for this client group through feedback.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: University of Essex

Current Primary Outcome:

• The Inventory of Statements About Self-Injury (ISAS) [ Time Frame: 23 days ]
  ISAS is a self-report measure designed to assess the function and frequency of deliberate self-harm. It will be administered pre- and post-intervention.
• The Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS) [ Time Frame: 23 days ]
  The DTS consists of 15 items, which measure a person's appraisal of their emotional distress, their ability to tolerate this distress and any regulation efforts to alleviate it. It will be administered pre- and post-intervention.

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

Original Secondary Outcome:

Information By: University of Essex

Dates:
Date Received: January 25, 2017
Date Started: April 18, 2017
Date Completion: February 1, 2018
Last Updated: May 3, 2017
Last Verified: May 2017