Can five school therapy sessions turn around struggling teens?
NCT ID NCT07811648
First seen Sep 10, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are testing whether a short, school-based group therapy called Solution-Focused Brief Therapy can help adolescents with academic and behavioral problems. The trial enrolls 100 students in grades 6 through 8 who teachers and peers identify as having difficulties. Students are randomly assigned to receive five weekly group sessions right away or to a wait-list control group. The study measures changes in behavioral problems and academic stress to see if the therapy improves student outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, a short-term talking therapy delivered in school groups
- What this could lead to
- If it works, schools could have a practical, low-cost way to help students who struggle with behavior and schoolwork, without needing outside clinics.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is small and relies on self-reported measures, so results may not hold up in larger or more diverse groups. Some students may not benefit from short group therapy, and effects could fade over time.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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 15 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.
1. Adolescents enrolled in grades 6-8. 2. Identified through teacher and peer nominations as having academic and behavioral difficulties. 3. Student consent was obtained.
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Conditions
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Locations
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FD Schools Islamabad
RECRUITINGIslamabad, Federal, 44000, Pakistan
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