Internet-delivered Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy or Adolescents (IERITA) With Self-injury Within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age13-17
SponsorKarolinska Institutet

About this trial

The overall purpose of the study is to implement and evaluate IERITA (Internet-delivered Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents) within child and adolescent mental health services for adolescents engaging in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and optimize treatment outcomes for those adolescents at risk of non-remission (continued NSSI).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

13-17 years old

At least one self-injury episode in the past three months

A parent willing to engage in the parent program

Disqualifiers

Immediate suicide risk

Global functioning corresponding to a rating ≤40 of the Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS)

Social problems needing immediate intervention (e.g., violence within the family)

Ongoing dialectical behavior therapy for adolescents

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Adaptable IERITA
  • Standard IERITA
  • Treatment as usual

Treatment groups

341 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Karolinska Institutet

Lead sponsor

Region Stockholm

Collaborator

Region Skane

Collaborator

Vastra Gotaland Region

Collaborator