NCT03971682: PSYCOMP

The Efficacy of a Compassion Focused Therapy-based Intervention in Detained Youth

Completed NA Last updated 27 April 2021

What this trial tests

NA trial testing PSYCHOPATHY.COMP program. in Psychopathic Personality Trait in 150 participants. Completed in 31 March 2020.

Timeline

1 March 2018

Primary endpoint
31 March 2020

31 March 2020

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of Coimbra
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	non randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	150
Start date	1 March 2018
Primary completion	31 March 2020
Estimated completion	31 March 2020
Sites	1 location across Portugal

Drugs / interventions tested

• PSYCHOPATHY.COMP program.
• Treatment As Usual - TAU

Conditions studied

• Psychopathic Personality Trait — all drugs for Psychopathic Personality Trait →
• Conduct Disorder — all drugs for Conduct Disorder →
• Delinquency — all drugs for Delinquency →

Sponsor

University of Coimbra

Who can join

Adults 14 to 18, male only, with Psychopathic Personality Trait or Conduct Disorder. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This non-randomized controlled trial with a control group aimed to assess the efficacy of a 20-session individualized Compassion Focused Therapy-based intervention, the PSYCHOPATHY.COMP, in reducing psychopathic traits (primary outcomes), aggression, shame, emotion regulation problems, and fears of compassion, as well as in increasing social safeness, self-compassion, and compassion towards others (secondary outcomes). The PSYCHOPATHY.COMP's impact on psychophysiological (i.e., Heart Rate/Heart Rate Variability) and behavioral indicators (i.e., number disciplinary infractions and number of days in punishment) were also tested, in order to ascertain if changes observed in self-report questionnaires were reflected in more adjusted psychophysiological and behavioral patterns. Mental Health disorders, as well as the number of Conduct Disorder criteria, were also tested as moderators of treatment effects.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. At the heart of change: Differences in young offenders' HRV patterns after the delivery of the PSYCHOPATHY.COMP program.
   Sousa R, Ribeiro da Silva D, Petrocchi N, Gilbert P, et al · · 2022 · cited 2× · PMID 36704737 · DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1032011