Strengthening Emotional Regulation: a Group Intervention with Adolescents

Lorena Wenger Amengual

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Emotional Regulation

Treatments: Other: Emotional Regulation Skills

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06878521

FONDECYT INI 11230147

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the initial efficacy of an emotional regulation skills training (ERST) intervention program in a group of adolescents presenting mild symptoms affecting their ability to regulate emotions. For this purpose, a sample of 1st and 2nd-year high school students (ages 14-16) will be recruited, and the intervention will be conducted on the educational institution's premises during school hours. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does the ERST intervention reduce symptom levels in adolescents with mild emotional dysregulation? Does the ERST intervention improve emotional regulation skills in adolescents? Researchers will compare pre-intervention (T1) and post-intervention (T2) outcomes, as well as follow-up assessments at 3 months, to evaluate changes in symptom levels and emotional dysregulation. Additionally, a blinded teacher assessment will be conducted at T1 and T2 to evaluate symptom levels.

Participants will:

Attend the ERST intervention sessions during school hours. Complete self-report assessments at four time points (T1, T2, and 3-month follow-up).

Be evaluated by a blinded teacher at T1 and T2.

Enrollment: 128 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 14 to 16 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adolescents in their first or second year of high school.
• Must be currently enrolled in school.
• They should be referred for emotional dysregulation issues and require mental health support.
• They must score above the 75th percentile on the total scale of the SDQ screening tool

Exclusion criteria

• Adolescents who are regularly receiving psychological treatment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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128 participants in 2 patient groups

Emotional regulation skills training Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group will receive the emotional regulation skills training (ERST) intervention.

Treatment:

Other: Emotional Regulation Skills

Waitlist Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in this group will not receive the intervention initially and will be placed on a waitlist. They will receive the same emotional regulation skills training (ERST) intervention after the experimental group has completed the program.