Status:

COMPLETED

Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents at Rutgers University

Lead Sponsor:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Conditions:

Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescence

Eligibility:

All Genders

13-20 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This project expands our existing psychological services clinic (the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Clinic at Rutgers University; DBT-RU) to include an adolescent treatment arm. Adolescents aged 13-20 a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 13-17 years or 18-20 if still living at home with parent.
  • Agreement of at least one responsible adult parent/caregiver to participate in treatment.
  • Agreement to take part in assessments, videotaping/audiotaping and coding of their sessions by research personnel.
  • Agreement to pay for mental health services at the DBT- RU on a sliding scale, and to participate in research assessments as volunteers.
  • Residence within commuting distance of clinic (\< 45 minutes).
  • Agreement to discontinue other forms of talk therapy for duration of DBT program (does not refer to AA/NA programs or psychotropic medication management).
  • Exhibits dysregulation within the past six months as evidenced by 1) intentional self-injury and/or suicide attempt and/or 2) substance use disorder.
  • Meets two additional criteria for borderline personality disorder (BPD).

Exclusion

  • Clients who need mental health services not available at the DBT- RU, such as treatment for schizophrenia or life-threatening anorexia, or who are currently obtaining optimum professional treatment that should not be ended.
  • Non-English speaking.
  • IQ \< 70.
  • Unable to understand research consent forms.
  • Court-ordered to participate in treatment.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 2 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 31 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

56 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03861858

Start Date

January 2 2019

End Date

October 31 2023

Last Update

July 30 2024

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Rutgers University

Piscataway, New Jersey, United States, 08854