Can a smartphone app help curb teen aggression? new study says maybe.
NCT ID NCT05606978
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares a new blended therapy (online sessions plus in-person visits) to standard in-person therapy for teens with conduct disorder or antisocial behavior. Researchers want to see if the blended approach works just as well at reducing aggression, delinquency, and out-of-home placements. About 200 teens and their families are taking part.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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12 to 21 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Every juvenile and caregiver who meets the FAST inclusion criteria is considered for the study. FAST therapists determine whether clients meet the inclusion criteria during the standard FAST intake procedure. The inclusion criteria are: 1. Juvenile has an estimated IQ-score of 80 or higher and/or sufficient adaptive skills to benefit from the intervention. The estimated IQ-score is measured using the Screener voor intelligentie en licht verstandelijke beperking (SCIL). The score on the SCIL determiners whether an IQ-test and/or a measurement of adaptive skills using the ADAPT is necessary; 2. Juvenile is aged 12-21 years old at intervention start; 3. Juvenile exhibits externalizing behavior that results in problems in at least two areas of life (family, school, leisure time), determined by referrer information and/or intake; 4. Juvenile has a medium to high recidivism risk, measured by the Risicotaxatie-instrument voor de Ambulante Forensische GGZ Jeugd (RAF GGZ Jeugd) and/or the Landelijk Instrumentarium Jeugdstrafrechtketen (LIJ); 5. Presence of juvenile-caregiver relationship problems, as measured by the RAF GGZ Jeugd; 6. Juvenile has a diagnosis of a DSM-5 behavioral disorder, which is determined using case file analysis or a new diagnostic process; 7. Caregiver(s) and juvenile cannot be motivated to follow treatment at the outpatient clinic; 8. Juvenile and caregiver(s) have sufficient Dutch language skills, as estimated by the FAST therapist team; 9. Treatment can be offered in either a voluntary or mandatory framework; 10. Juvenile resides with their caregiver(s) or is expected to return to residing with caregiver(s) within the first two months of intervention. A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: 1. Clients meet the FAST exclusion criteria, which are: 1. Juvenile exhibits severe psychiatric symptoms requiring admission; 2. Problem behavior of the juvenile is caused by primary substance abuse problems; 3. Caregiver(s) refuse structurally to participate in treatment 4. The safety of the therapist or family members cannot be guaranteed sufficiently; 2. Clients do not have an electronic device or suitable internet connection to receive blended care; 3. Clients have insufficient digital literacy to receive blended care; 4. Families need a translator to receive the intervention.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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de Waag
Utrecht, Netherlands
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