| Source of record | UK Trials |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN81605131 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 07/12/2007 |
| Local reference number(s) | 2 |
| Public title | Therapeutic Assessment (TA) of adolescents presenting with self harm versus standard psychosocial assessment and risk management: a randomised controlled trial |
| Scientific title |
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| Acronym | TA |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Self harm |
| Study hypothesis | Therapeutic Assessment (TA) versus assessment as usual will improve engagement with follow up. |
| Design/methodology | Randomised controlled trial |
| Research ethics review | Ethics approval received from the Camden and Islington Community Local Research Ethics Committee on the 23rd October 2007 (ref: 07/H0722/66). |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom |
| Participants - inclusion criteria | 1. Aged 12 - 17 years (inclusive)
2. Presentation with self harm
3. Referral for a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) assessment |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | 1. Poor English
2. Gross reality distortion due to psychosis or inebriation
3. Immediate risk of violence or suicide
4. Known moderate to severe learning disability
5. Admission to psychiatric in-patient unit |
| Patient information material |
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| Anticipated start date | 01/11/2007 |
| Anticipated end date | 01/11/2008 |
| Status of trial | Ongoing |
| Target number of participants | 70 |
| Interventions | Therapeutic Assessment (TA) versus assessment as usual. There is no structured intervention after the initial assessment. This is a study of the assessment process. Participants will be followed up by relevant community teams and recommendations will be made about the optimal management. |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | Engagement with follow up, measured at 3 and 6 months after the initial assessment. |
| Secondary outcome measure(s) | 1. Measures of general and depressive symptomatology, measured at 3 and 6 months after the initial assessment
2. Service use and functioning, measured at 3 and 6 months after the initial assessment |
| Sources of funding | 1. Maudsley Charitable Foundation (UK)
2. West London Research Consortium (UK) |
| Sponsor name | South London and Maudsley NHS Trust (UK) |
| Sponsor details | Research & Development Office (P005), Room W108
Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London
De Crespigny Park
London
United Kingdom
SE5 8AF |
| Sponsor telephone | +44 (0)20 7848 0675 |
| Sponsor fax | +44 (0)20 7848 0147 |
| Sponsor email | g.dale@iop.kcl.ac.uk |
| Sponsor website | http://www.slam.nhs.uk/ |
| Contact name | Dr Dennis Ougrin |
| Contact details | Snowsfields Adolescent Unit
York Clinic, Guy's Hospital
47 Weston St
London
United Kingdom
SE1 3RR |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN81605131 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
