Understanding self-harm behavior in at-risk adolescents

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This observational study aims to identify acute and long-term risks associated with self-harm behaviors in adolescents, particularly those hospitalized for suicide risk. It will involve approximately 200 at-risk adolescents and an equal number of healthy controls, assessing various demographic, clinical, and psychological factors through questionnaires and genetic analyses. The study will track self-harm incidents and evaluate changes in risk factors over time, ultimately developing guidelines for more effective treatment of these behaviors.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

CLINICAL GROUP:

Inclusion Criteria:

* Suicidality
* Self-harming with no intention to die

Exclusion Criteria:

* Confirmed acute psychotic disorder
* Intellectual disability
* Severe physical illness (e.g. cardiovascular or renal disease)
* Disease of the central nervous system (e.g. encephalitis, brain injury or haemorrhage, epilepsy)
* Acute poisoning (including with psychoactive substances)

CONTROL GROUP:

Inclusion Criteria:

\- Age 13-19

Exclusion criteria:

* Suicidality
* Self-harming with no intention to die
* Known mental disorder (e.g. depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, intellectual disability)
* Severe physical illness (e.g. cardiovascular or renal disease)
* Disease of the central nervous system (e.g. encephalitis, brain injury or haemorrhage, epilepsy)
* Acute poisoning (including with psychoactive substances)
* Mental disorder, history of suicidality or self-injurious behaviour in a first-degree relative (a parent or a sibling).

Where it's running

• University Psychiatric Clinic Ljubljana
  Ljubljana, Slovenia Recruiting
• Medical Faculty - University of Ljubljana
  Ljubljana, Slovenia Active not recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Maja Drobnič Radobuljac — University Psychiatric Clinic Ljubljana
• Study coordinator: Maja Drobnič Radobuljac
• Email: maja.radobuljac@psih-klinika.si
• Phone: 015874840

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.