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Group-Based Treatment of Adolescent Female Conduct Disorders: The Central Role of Emotion Regulation

Group-Based Treatment of Adolescent Female Conduct Disorders: The Central Role of Emotion Regulation - Fem-NAT-CD Intervention

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00007524
Enrollment
128
Registered
2015-12-18
Start date
2015-01-14
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

DSM-IV-TR 312.8: Conduct disorder DSM-IV-TR 313.81: Oppositional Defiant Disorder F91 F92 F91.3

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention Programme START NOW (cognitive-behavioral, dialectical-behavioral oriented group training for the improvement of emotion regulation of female adolescents with CD) with weekly gro

Sponsors

University Basel Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
12 Years to 20 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Current Diagnosis of CD (DSM 312.8) or ODD (DSM 313.81), sufficient writing and reading skills (German or Dutch), written informed consent and legal guardian consent (for participants <18 years) (must be available before enrollment in the trial)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of or current clinical diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder according to ICD-10, DSM-IV-TR or DSM-5,history of or current clinical diagnosis of Schizophrenia according to ICD-10, DSM-IV-TR or DSM-5, current clinical diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder or Mania according to ICD-10, DSM-IV-TR or DSM-5, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) according to ICD-10, DSM-IV-TR or DSM-5, known monogenetic disorder, genetic syndrome (e.g. Fragile-X-Syndrome, Down’s Syndrome, Prader-Willi-Syndrome), any chronic or acute neurological disorder, e.g. cerebral palsy, motor problems due to motor or metabolic disorder, current treatment for epilepsy, history of medium to severe traumatic brain injury (mild traumatic head injury without loss of consciousness is not an exclusion criterion), any valid indication of IQ < 70 (e.g. special education, previous test results), severe medical condition interfering with therapy, incl. suicidal ideation, concurrent group based psychotherapeutic treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pre-post treatment change in number of CD/ODD symptoms as assessed by a standardised, structured psychiatric interview on DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria (K-SADS-P, CD/ODD section) between baseline and post intervention (within 2 weeks after the end of the 12-week intervention) as well as between baseline and 3-month follow-up.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Questionnaires (self-/staff-/caretaker-reported) at pre-/mid-/post-intervention and follow-up: emotion regulation, stress and behavioural problems/aggression - Number of negative consequences received within an institution, number of unauthorized leaves at pre-/mid-/post-intervention and follow-up - Computer tasks at pre- and post intervention: emotion regulation - ECG (pre-/mid-/post-intervention) and MRI (pre-post-intervention): change in heart rate variability and neural functional correlates

Countries

Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactChristina Stadler

University Basel Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

christina.stadler@upkbs.ch+41612658970

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 28, 2026