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Arousal-Biofeedback for the Treatment of Aggressive Behavior in Children and Adolescents

NCT02485587 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 28

Last updated 2020-04-17

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether individualized biofeedback of arousal (skin conductance) is effective in the treatment of aggressive behavior problems in children and adolescents with either predominantly impulsive (reactive) and/or high callous unemotional traits (proactive) subtypes of aggression when compared to treatment as usual (TAU), and induces normalization when compared to a group of typically developing children receiving no intervention.

Conditions

  • Aggression
  • Conduct Disorder
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Individualized Arousal-Biofeedback

biofeedback of biological measures of arousal (electrodermal activity)

BEHAVIORAL

Treatment as usual

counseling, psychoeducation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Zurich

    collaborator OTHER

  • Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Daniel Brandeis, PhD · Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health

  • Tobias Banaschewski, MD, PhD · Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
14 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-09-30
Primary Completion
2018-10-31
Completion
2019-03-31

Countries

  • Germany
  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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