Evaluation of a group training for adolescents (emotion regulation training) with emotion regulation problems

ISRCTN	ISRCTN24979756
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN24979756
Protocol serial number	1558; NTR356
Sponsor	University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG) (Netherlands)
Funder	Not provided at time of registration

Submission date: 19/12/2005
Registration date: 19/12/2005
Last edited: 13/06/2014

Recruitment status: No longer recruiting
Overall study status: Completed
Condition category: Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr H.M. Schuppert
Scientific

University Medical Center Groningen
Department of Psychiatry
P.O. Box 30001
Groningen
9700 AR
Netherlands

Email	m.schuppert@accare.nl

Study information

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Multicentre randomised single-blind active-controlled parallel-group trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title
Study objectives	Adolescents with emotion regulation problems who followed the emotion regulation training will show improvement on the following items: 1. Symptoms of emotional dysregulation 2. Positive and negative coping behaviour 3. Stress symptoms in the adolescent 4. Stress symptoms in the parents (or care-takers) 5. Consumption of public health services Compared to a waitlist control group
Ethics approval(s)	Received from the local medical ethics committee
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Psychiatric, mental disorders/illness, borderline personality disorder
Intervention	The emotion regulation training (ERT) is a skills training (17 weekly sessions of 1.75 hours as well as one session for significant others) based on psycho-education, cognitive behavioural principles, and exercises for relaxation. Care as usual generally includes individual sessions with the adolescent and medication checks, sometimes combined with family sessions, crisis intervention or parent training.
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	1. Borderline Personality Disorder Severity Index (BPDSI and BPDSI - parent version): a semi-structured interview based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) classification of psychopathology. Trained psychologists will conduct this semi-structured interview. 2. VERS-scale: to measure negative as well as positive behaviour in a certain period. This questionnaire is to be completed by the adolescent as well as the parents.
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Questionnaires completed by the adolescents as well as the parents: 1. Frequency list of Emotion Regulation Problems (F-ERP) 2. Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF): present level of functioning (axis V of DSM-IV) 3. MALC-ERT: list of 18 items to draw up an inventory of cognitions on emotional dysregulation (locus of control) 4. Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL): consists of 118 items describing a wide domain of behaviour problems of children Questionnaire only to be completed by parents: Nijmeegse Ouderlijke Stress Index (NOSI; Parental Stress Index): to measure stress in parents (124 items) Questionnaire only to be completed by the adolescent: Healthcare consumption: a short list to be completed weekly during the training, about different types of healthcare being used in the last week (e.g. primary healthcare, emergency rooms, crisis contact psychiatry department).
Completion date	01/09/2006

Eligibility

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Lower age limit	18 Years
Sex	All
Target sample size at registration	48
Key inclusion criteria	1. Age 14 - 18 years 2. Emotion regulation problems 3. Some self-awareness 4. Sufficient internal motivation 5. Willing to share his or her experiences in a group 6. Environment is rather stable 7. Capable to join a group-session without aggressive behaviour 8. No substance abuse and self-mutilating behaviour during the session
Key exclusion criteria	If the adolescent does not meet the inclusion criteria.
Date of first enrolment	01/06/2005
Date of final enrolment	01/09/2006

Locations

Countries of recruitment

Netherlands

Study participating centre

University Medical Center Groningen

Groningen
9700 AR
Netherlands

Results and Publications

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article	results	01/11/2009		Yes	No
Study website	Study website	11/11/2025	11/11/2025	No	Yes