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Study identifier: NCT07091721 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 29, 2026
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Using Mentalization Based Therapy to Support Children and Adolescents Referred to Specialist Mental Health Services in the NHS for Aggressive and/or Violent Behaviour

Condition: Conduct Disorder · Mentalization Based Therapy · Violent Behavior  ·  Sponsor: Anna Freud

PhaseNA
Planned participants632
Who can joinAll sexes, 10 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

The MICA Study is a research project that has been designed to work out how helpful mentalisation based therapy is. This is a new type of support that helps young people make sense of their own behaviours and feelings, and those of others. It involves meeting regularly with a mental health practitioner and parents/carers can be involved in some meetings too. It is hoped that this new type of support will help young people stop acting aggressively/violently. This project will be delivered in Forensic Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (FCAMHS) in England. This service supports some of the most vulnerable young people in the country, who may also have involvement from other professionals including the Youth Justice System. The aim of the research is to make the support better for young people who use these services. This research involves doing a randomised controlled trial. This means half the young people will get the usual support from FCAMHS, and half will get the usual support plus the new support. The results will be used to compare mentalisation based therapy to the support FCAMHS usually provides. This will show the best way to support young people with their aggressive/violent behaviours. To start with, young people will answer a questionnaire. Following this, young people will receive either usual support or usual support plus MBT for six months. After this, young people will answer a questionnaire again. Some young people will be asked to take part in an …

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Locations (8)

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustSouthampton, Calmore, United KingdomNot Yet Recruiting
Yorkshire and Humber FCAMHS, South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation TrustWakefield, Ouchthorpe Lane, United KingdomRecruiting
South Central Community Forensic CAMHS Team, Oxford Health NHS Foundation TrustHeadington, Oxford, United KingdomRecruiting
South West (North) Community Forensic CAMHS Team, Oxford Health NHS Foundation TrustHeadington, Oxford, United KingdomRecruiting
The North East and North Cumbria Community Forensic Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service, Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation TrustNewcastle upon Tyne, Upon Tyne and Wear, United KingdomRecruiting
East of England Community FCAMHS Team, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation TrustCambridge, United KingdomNot Yet Recruiting
North London Forensic CAMHS, North London NHS Foundation TrustLondon, United KingdomNot Yet Recruiting
South West FCAMHS, Somerset NHS Foundation TrustTaunton, United KingdomRecruiting

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