NCT04708262: CATCHY

A Case-Series Examination of a Brief CAT-Informed Intervention (CATCH-Y) for Young People That Have Self-Injured

Completed NA Last updated 18 May 2022

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Cognitive Analytic Therapy for Containing Self-Harm in Young People in Non-Suicidal Self Injury in 14 participants. Completed in 1 April 2022.

Timeline

2 April 2021

Primary endpoint
13 December 2021

1 April 2022

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of Manchester
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	na
Design	single group
Masking	none
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	14
Start date	2 April 2021
Primary completion	13 December 2021
Estimated completion	1 April 2022
Sites	1 location across United Kingdom

Drugs / interventions tested

• Cognitive Analytic Therapy for Containing Self-Harm in Young People

Conditions studied

• Non-Suicidal Self Injury — all drugs for Non-Suicidal Self Injury →

Sponsor

University of Manchester

Who can join

Adults 13 to 17, any sex, with Non-Suicidal Self Injury. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), the term used for when somebody purposefully hurts themselves without intending to end their life. Often, it suggests that there are other difficulties going on in someone's life. Talking therapies can be offered to help however currently there is little evidence to show which therapies help most. CATCH-Y (Cognitive Analytic Therapy for Containing Self-Harm in Young People) is a brief talking therapy which has been created to support young people who self-injure. It aims to help young people and those around them build to a shared understanding of their difficulties. Previously a group of adults, who have a history of self-harm, have engaged in a trial version of CATCH-Y for adults, in which it was found to be positive, safe and feasible.

The study will aim to recruit nine young people who have self-injured in the past. Participants must be aged between 13 - 17 years old and have self-injured within the last six months. They will be recruited from local Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and associated 3rd sector organisations. The therapy is five sessions long, with two assessment sessions before the therapy begins and one assessment session post-therapy. Online assessments will be completed throughout. CATCH-Y involves working with the therapist to understand a young person's past and current experiences, linked to their self-injurious behaviours. This individualised approach could benefit these young people.

As a novel treatment, and in accordance with the medical research council (MRC) framework, the feasibility and acceptability of CATCH-Y should be considered before progressing to a larger trial. This trial will examine the feasibility and acceptability of the CATCH-Y intervention through attendance and retention rates, data completion and intervention acceptability. As a secondary measure, the trial will investigate whether CATCH-Y shows preliminary evidence for positive change.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.