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Can 'Mentalization' curb teen violence? major UK trial launches

NCT ID NCT07091721

Disease control Sponsor: Anna Freud Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests a new type of talking therapy called mentalization-based therapy (MBT) for young people aged 10-17 who struggle with aggressive or violent behavior. The therapy aims to help them understand their own feelings and those of others. Half of the 632 participants will receive MBT plus their usual care, while the other half will receive only usual care. The study will compare the two groups after six months to see if MBT helps reduce aggression.

What this could mean

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Active substance
mentalization based therapy
What this could lead to
If it works, this could provide a new, effective therapy to help young people control aggressive and violent behavior.
What could go wrong
This is a relatively early-stage trial, and the therapy may not prove more effective than usual support. Results depend on self-reported questionnaires, which can be unreliable.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

About 632 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Dec 2025

Expected to finish

Jun 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

10 to 17 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 10-17 years at the time of referral; * Aggression and/or violence are indicated at referral or assessment; * Participation in the evaluation would not interfere with statutory orders; * Child and parent/carer (for children 10-15 years) are able to consent and engage with the study materials; * Living in the community at time of referral and no imminent plans to move to hospital, residential, or secure settings. Additional inclusion criteria for participants recruited from a clinician's existing caseload: * There has been no direct contact between child and FCAMHS clinicians, including assessments. * There has been no indirect therapeutic support provided by FCAMHS e.g. advising non-FCAMHS professionals on therapeutic support. * It is permissible for the clinician to have previously engaged in consultation activities where these did not involve contact with the child. Exclusion Criteria: * Age under 10 or age 18 or older at the time of referral; * No evidence of aggression and/or violence indicated at referral or assessment; * FCAMHS are only offering a one-off consultation or assessment (e.g., the network around the child requires support to manage risk but additional input is not required); * Child's level of English is not sufficient to engage in the intervention; * Child and/or parents/carers refuse to engage with FCAMHS; * No statutory service is involved in supporting the child; * No statutory service will agree to hold the child's case open for a minimum of six months. * Currently involved in another psychological intervention research study.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Adolescent Behavior Aggression conduct disorder Psychological Well-Being

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Adolescent behavior Aggressive behaviour Children behavior Conduct disorder Mentalization based therapy Violent behavior

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    8 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • East of England Community FCAMHS Team, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Cambridge, CB21 5EF, United Kingdom

  • Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Southampton, Calmore, SO40 2RZ, United Kingdom

  • North London Forensic CAMHS, North London NHS Foundation Trust

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    London, NW3 5BA, United Kingdom

  • South Central Community Forensic CAMHS Team, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

    RECRUITING

    Headington, Oxford, OX3 7JX, United Kingdom

  • South West (North) Community Forensic CAMHS Team, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

    RECRUITING

    Headington, Oxford, OX3 7JX, United Kingdom

  • South West FCAMHS, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

    RECRUITING

    Taunton, TA1 5DA, United Kingdom

  • The North East and North Cumbria Community Forensic Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service, Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust

    RECRUITING

    Newcastle upon Tyne, Upon Tyne and Wear, NE3 3XT, United Kingdom

  • Yorkshire and Humber FCAMHS, South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

    RECRUITING

    Wakefield, Ouchthorpe Lane, WF1 3SP, United Kingdom

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