Can teaching teens two simple skills reduce Self-Harm?
NCT ID NCT06720753
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study enrolls 200 teens with a history of self-inflicted injury, including at least one suicide attempt. Researchers will teach two skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (Opposite to Emotion Action and GIVE) and track how often teens use them in daily life via phone surveys. They will also measure brain activity with fMRI, family interactions, and stress levels to understand what helps skills stick. The goal is to learn how these skills work, not to test a new drug or cure.
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Active substance
behavioral skills training (Opposite to Emotion Action and GIVE from Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could point toward which specific skills work best for teens who self-harm, and how to teach them more effectively.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage observational study, not a treatment trial. It is small (200 teens) and focuses on understanding mechanisms, not proving a cure or symptom relief.
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University of Utah
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84108, United States
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