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Single-Session Intervention Targeting Self-Injurious Behavior in Adolescents (Project SAVE Trial)

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Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by University of Denver
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 3 months post-intervention
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial tests two online programs for teens aged 13-16. One program helps them talk about their feelings, and the other teaches them how to avoid self-harm. The goal is to see if these programs can reduce self-harm and suicidal thoughts.

Eligible Conditions
  • Suicide Attempt
  • Depression
  • Self-loathing
  • Self-Harm

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~3 months post-intervention
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 3 months post-intervention for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary study objectives
NSSI Frequency in the Past 3 Months
Secondary study objectives
Likelihood of Future NSSI.
Suicide ideation

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Project SAVE ("Stop Adolescent Violence Everywhere") SSIExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
SAVE is a \~30-minute, self-administered, web-based program that uses components of cognitive behavior therapy and dialectical behavior therapy designed to decrease self-injurious behaviors in youth. The Project SAVE SSI has 4 general content sections: (1) explaining the science behind how changing your actions (i.e. decreasing self-injurious behaviors) can positively impact your emotions over time; (2) providing scientific evidence and testimonials from other teens that have successfully decreased their self-injurious behaviors and noticed positive change as a result; (3) evidence-based tips for overcoming common obstacles to decreasing self-injurious behaviors in day to day life; and (4) offering an opportunity for youth to share their own thoughts and advice on what they have learned with other teenagers who are facing similar challenges.
Group II: Supportive Therapy ("Share Your Feelings") SSIActive Control1 Intervention
Supportive Therapy SSI (Schleider \& Weisz, 2018): \~30-minute, self-administered, web-based program that uses components of supportive therapy to encourage feelings sharing. The supportive therapy SSI encourages participants in the control group to identify and express their feelings by (1) explaining why sharing feelings is natural, important, and helpful and (2) including testimonials from teens who have shared their feelings with close others.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of DenverLead Sponsor
23 Previous Clinical Trials
9,744 Total Patients Enrolled
~95 spots leftby Dec 2025