Mentalization-based Training for Adolescents With Conduct Disorder (MBT-CD)

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

45 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-12-31

Study Completion Date

2021-12-31

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

A feasibility and pilot trial to investigate the feasibility of a newly manualized psychotherapy "Mentalization-Based Training for Adolescents with Conduct Disorder (MBT-CD)"

Related Clinical Trials

Explore similar clinical trials based on study characteristics and research focus.

Is Mentalization-based Therapy More Effective Than Treatment-as-usual for Adolescents With Dissocial Disorders?

NCT07181928

Conduct Disorders in Adolescence Oppositional Defiant Disorder

NOT_YET_RECRUITING NA

iCBT for Children and Adolescents With Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

NCT02973932

Psychotherapy Intervention Evaluation

UNKNOWN NA

Mentalization - Based Treatment: Adolescents With Co-morbid Depression and Personality Disorder

NCT01204346

Depression Personality Disorder

UNKNOWN NA

Mentalization-Based Group Therapy for Adolescents

NCT02771691

Deliberate Self-Harm

COMPLETED NA

Feasibility and Acceptability Trial of a Short Term Mentalization Based Treatment for Adolescents With Depression

NCT06252090

Depression

RECRUITING NA

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

Background: Conduct Disorder is a severe and complex mental disorder with the highest incidence in adolescence. Previous studies have shown that family-oriented interventions are effective in the treatment of Conduct Disorder. However, most therapies focus rather on symptom management and less on etiological causes without inclusion of the family in the therapeutic process. Previous research has linked specific symptoms of Conduct Disorder with deficits in mentalization ability. Mentalization is the ability to perceive one's own and other's behavior as the product of affective and cognitive mental states. Low or missing mentalization abilities are regarded as a risk factor for the development and chronification of Conduct Disorder.

Aims: The study aims to investigate the feasibility of a newly manualized psychotherapy "Mentalization-Based Training for Adolescents with Conduct Disorder (MBT-CD)" that strives to decrease symptoms associated with Conduct Disorder by increasing mentalization in adolescents and their families.

Methods: The study is feasibility and piolot trial, carried out in Heidelberg (Germany), and Mainz (Germany). Adolescents aged between 11-18, who meet the DSM-5 criteria for Conduct Disorder will receive MBT-CD. Times of measurement: t0 (Screening), T1 (Baseline, at the beginning of therapy), T2 (3 months after the beginning of therapy), T3 (at the end of therapy, after 6 months), T4 (follow-up, after 9 months).

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Conduct Disorder

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

MBT-CD

Mentalization-based treatment program

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MBT-CD

Intervention Type OTHER

MBT-CD is a disorder-specific modification of MBT, initially developed for patients with Borderline Personality Disorder. It is a manualized and psychodynamically oriented psychotherapy with the aim to increase the mentalization capacity of adolescents in close relationships. The therapy consists of 2 psychoeducational group sessions, 30 individual therapy sessions and 10 family sessions. The average duration of therapy is 6 months.

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

MBT-CD

MBT-CD is a disorder-specific modification of MBT, initially developed for patients with Borderline Personality Disorder. It is a manualized and psychodynamically oriented psychotherapy with the aim to increase the mentalization capacity of adolescents in close relationships. The therapy consists of 2 psychoeducational group sessions, 30 individual therapy sessions and 10 family sessions. The average duration of therapy is 6 months.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

* main diagnosis conduct disorder (DSM-5 312.81,312.82)
* written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* acute substance dependence
* sexual offenses
* acute psychotic symptoms, early or early-onset schizophrenia
* neurological impairments and low intelligence (IQ \<80)
* non-German-speaking
* other clinical contra indication for outpatient psychotherapy (e.g. acute suicidality)

Minimum Eligible Age

11 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No