Compassion-focused Mental Health Intervention With Exposure Training in Virtual Reality for Youngsters Living in an Institution
Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (2) locations...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The aim of this study is to explore if individual CFT-based intervention with exposure training in virtual reality decreases conduct disorder symptoms and callous-unemoitonal traits , as well as increases subjective emotional welbeing among 15-to-20 year-old male prisoners and boys placed to state's residential schools. We will also study factors that may predict adherence to the intervention. These factors include mental well-being, motivation, and working alliance. In addition, we will evaluate the costs of the program.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Male
Minimum Age: 15
Maximum Age: 20
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Express conduct disorder psychopathology and psychopathic personality traits
• Are placed to a prison or a state residential school for at least 9 months
Locations
Other Locations
Finland
Prison and Probation Service of Finland
RECRUITING
Helsinki
State Residential Schools
RECRUITING
Helsinki
Contact Information
Primary
Nina Lindberg, PhD
nina.lindberg@hus.fi
+358504270028
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-01-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2029-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 144
Treatments
Active_comparator: Youngsters who get CFT + VR
yougsters, who get compassion-focused short intervention together with training in virtual reality together with general psychosocial rehabilitation offered by prisons and state residential schools
No_intervention: Treatment as usual
youngsters, who get only general psychosocial rehabilitation offered by prisons and state residential schools
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Helsinki University Central Hospital