Social Competence Training for Adolescents With Borderline Intellectual Functioning

NCT ID: NCT00692081

Last Updated: 2008-06-06

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Total Enrollment

77 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Brief Summary

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Emotional and behavioural problems as well as a lack of social competence are supposed to be common phenomena in adolescents with borderline intellectual functioning, consequently impairing their social and vocational integration. Considering the lack of evaluated group interventions for this population, a cognitive-behavioural training is developed and its effectiveness is examined in a population of students attending special vocational schools.

77 adolescents with borderline intelligence are enrolled participated in the study. They are randomized either to the intervention group, who received 9 group sessions over a period of 3 months additionally to the standard vocational training (Social Competence Training for Adolescents with Borderline Intelligence, SCT-ABI) or to the control group who received only the standard vocational training. Outcome measures at the end of the intervention and at a 6-months follow-up assessment comprise self-reports, caregiver-reports, and behavioural observations of cognitive, emotional, and behavioural factors of social competence.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Mental Disorders

Keywords

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adolescents borderline intellectual functioning social competence training vocational training group intervention cognitive behavioral therapy Adolescents with borderline intellectual functioning

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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A

8 group sessions social competence training (CBT)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Social competence training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

8 group sessions multi-modal social competence training, 2-4 hours each, 2 trainers, 6-10 participants

B

special vocational training as usual

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Special vocational training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

as provided in German special centres for vocational training

Interventions

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Social competence training

8 group sessions multi-modal social competence training, 2-4 hours each, 2 trainers, 6-10 participants

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Special vocational training

as provided in German special centres for vocational training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* age 16 - 23 years
* participating in special vocational training program
* elevated scores in a screening measure of behavioral/emotional disorders (CBCL or YSR T\>59)

Exclusion Criteria

* major psychiatric disorder (psychosis, major depression, substance abuse)
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

23 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Ulm

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Lutz Goldbeck, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Ulm

References

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Nestler J, Goldbeck L. A pilot study of social competence group training for adolescents with borderline intellectual functioning and emotional and behavioural problems (SCT-ABI). J Intellect Disabil Res. 2011 Feb;55(2):231-41. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2010.01369.x. Epub 2011 Jan 4.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 21199047 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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UNIVULM

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id