AngerNCT00720486
Effectiveness of Anger Management Treatment in Reducing Anger-Related Behaviors in Female Juvenile Offenders
A study testing Juvenile Justice Anger Management (JJAM) for Girls and Treatment as usual in people with Anger, run by naomi goldstein at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of an anger management treatment program, Juvenile Justice Anger Management for Girls, in reducing anger-related behaviors displayed by girls in the juvenile justice system. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 12 to 19 years, women only
- Conditions the study is for
- Anger
- What is being tested?
- Juvenile Justice Anger Management (JJAM) for Girls and Treatment as usual
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 75 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Jun 2008to Feb 2012
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 12 to 19 years
- Women only
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult
Who may be able to join
- Assigned to one of the designated juvenile justice facilities
- Has the ability to speak, read, and understand English sufficiently well to complete the procedures of the study
- Disposition to the juvenile justice program must last the 8 weeks of scheduled treatment plus 1 week before and after treatment
Who cannot join
- Fails to complete pretreatment assessments
- Current psychotic symptoms, mental retardation, or severe developmental disabilities
- Considered to be a ward of the state (defined as a youth without a parent, either biological or adoptive, as the legal custodian)
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Anger Management Treatment for Female Juvenile Offenders
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of an anger management treatment program, Juvenile Justice Anger Management for Girls, in reducing anger-related behaviors displayed by girls in the juvenile justice system.
Read the detailed description
Girls represent a growing segment of the juvenile justice population in the United States, with a large number of them being victims of sexual, physical, and psychological abuse. These girls have special needs in terms of treatment and rehabilitation; however, little research exists on effective mental health treatments for female juvenile offenders in justice facilities. Despite the severity of anger-related behaviors displayed by girls in the juvenile justice system, no anger management treatments have been systematically developed to meet the unique treatment needs of delinquent girls. Treatment programs that provide gender-specific education, counseling, and emotional support are necessary for addressing the aggressive behaviors and psychological distress often displayed among this population. One such treatment program, the Juvenile Justice Anger Management (JJAM) for Girls, is an anger management program adapted from Lochman's Coping Power program, an empirically supported school-based anger management treatment for younger children. This study will evaluate the effectiveness of JJAM for Girls in reducing anger-related behaviors displayed by girls in the juvenile justice system.
Participation in this study will last about 8 months. All participants will first undergo initial assessments that will include a combination of structured interviews, self-report measures, rating scales, and reviews of program behavioral records and incident reports. Participants will then be assigned randomly to receive JJAM for Girls plus treatment as usual or treatment as usual alone. Participants receiving JJAM for Girls will attend two 1.5-hour sessions per week for 8 weeks. Sessions will aim to help youth develop skills in the following areas: identifying different types of physical and relational aggression, recognizing early warning signs of anger, avoiding anger-provoking situations, managing anger to prevent aggression, solving problems, communicating about anger-related events, and repairing relationships damaged by anger-related behaviors. Participants will also complete between-session practice activities that will include practicing skills involved in planning personal goals. Treatment as usual for all participants will include all standard activities in the female juvenile justice program. All participants will repeat the initial assessments at treatment completion and Month 6 of follow-up.
- Conditions
- Anger
- Being tested
- Juvenile Justice Anger Management (JJAM) for Girls, Treatment as usual
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Juvenile Justice Anger Management (JJAM) for GirlsBehavioural
JJAM will include two 1.5-hour group treatment sessions per week for 8 weeks. JJAM sessions will be manual based and will be designed to help youth develop skills in the following areas: identifying different types of physical and relational aggression, recognizing early warning signs of anger, avoiding anger-provoking situations, managing anger to prevent aggression, solving problems, communicating about anger-related events, and repairing relationships damaged by anger-related behaviors.
Treatment as usualBehavioural
Treatment as usual will include standard activities in the female juvenile justice program.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Experimental | Participants will receive Juvenile Justice Anger Management for Girls plus treatment as usual. Receives: Behavioral: Juvenile Justice Anger Management (JJAM) for Girls; Behavioral: Treatment as usual |
| 2 | Active comparator | Participants will receive treatment as usual. Receives: Behavioral: Treatment as usual |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Reduction in anger
Measured: Measured at pretreatment, post-treatment, and Month 6 follow-up
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted22 Jul 2008 (estimated)
- Study startJun 2008
- Primary completionAug 2011
- Study completionFeb 2012
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (3)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for AngerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 75 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- naomi goldstein
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor-investigator, naomi goldstein, Drexel University
- Investigators
- Naomi Goldstein, PhD, Principal investigator, Drexel University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00720486
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- K23MH070400
- Other IDs
- K23MH070400, DSIR 82-SEMS
- Status last verified
- Mar 2014
- First submitted
- 18 Jul 2008
- Last updated
- 28 Mar 2014
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Publications
Goldstein NE, Kemp KA, Leff SS, Lochman JE. Guidelines for Adapting Manualized Interventions for New Target Populations: A Step-Wise Approach Using Anger Management as a Model. Clin Psychol (New York). 2012 Dec 1;19(4):385-401. doi: 10.1111/cpsp.12011.
PubMed 25110403Goldstein NE, Serico JM, Riggs Romaine CL, Zelechoski AD, Kalbeitzer R, Kemp K, Lane C. Development of the Juvenile Justice Anger Management Treatment for Girls. Cogn Behav Pract. 2013 May;20(2):171-188. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2012.06.003.
PubMed 27642247Lane C, Goldstein NE, Heilbrun K, Cruise KR, Pennacchia D. Obstacles to research in residential juvenile justice facilities: recommendations for researchers. Behav Sci Law. 2012 Jan-Feb;30(1):49-68. doi: 10.1002/bsl.1991. Epub 2012 Jan 4.
PubMed 22298128
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 28 Mar 2014. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Anger Management Treatment for Female Juvenile Offenders
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00720486
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- K23MH070400
- Conditions
- Anger
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 75 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- naomi goldsteinUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Study start
- Jun 2008
- Primary completion
- Aug 2011 (actual)
- Study completion
- Feb 2012 (actual)
- First posted
- 22 Jul 2008 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of an anger management treatment program, Juvenile Justice Anger Management for Girls, in reducing anger-related behaviors displayed by girls in the juvenile justice system.
Detailed description
Girls represent a growing segment of the juvenile justice population in the United States, with a large number of them being victims of sexual, physical, and psychological abuse. These girls have special needs in terms of treatment and rehabilitation; however, little research exists on effective mental health treatments for female juvenile offenders in justice facilities. Despite the severity of anger-related behaviors displayed by girls in the juvenile justice system, no anger management treatments have been systematically developed to meet the unique treatment needs of delinquent girls. Treatment programs that provide gender-specific education, counseling, and emotional support are necessary for addressing the aggressive behaviors and psychological distress often displayed among this population. One such treatment program, the Juvenile Justice Anger Management (JJAM) for Girls, is an anger management program adapted from Lochman's Coping Power program, an empirically supported school-based anger management treatment for younger children. This study will evaluate the effectiveness of JJAM for Girls in reducing anger-related behaviors displayed by girls in the juvenile justice system.
Participation in this study will last about 8 months. All participants will first undergo initial assessments that will include a combination of structured interviews, self-report measures, rating scales, and reviews of program behavioral records and incident reports. Participants will then be assigned randomly to receive JJAM for Girls plus treatment as usual or treatment as usual alone. Participants receiving JJAM for Girls will attend two 1.5-hour sessions per week for 8 weeks. Sessions will aim to help youth develop skills in the following areas: identifying different types of physical and relational aggression, recognizing early warning signs of anger, avoiding anger-provoking situations, managing anger to prevent aggression, solving problems, communicating about anger-related events, and repairing relationships damaged by anger-related behaviors. Participants will also complete between-session practice activities that will include practicing skills involved in planning personal goals. Treatment as usual for all participants will include all standard activities in the female juvenile justice program. All participants will repeat the initial assessments at treatment completion and Month 6 of follow-up.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Experimental | Behavioral: Juvenile Justice Anger Management (JJAM) for Girls, Behavioral: Treatment as usualParticipants will receive Juvenile Justice Anger Management for Girls plus treatment as usual. |
| 2 | Active comparator | Behavioral: Treatment as usualParticipants will receive treatment as usual. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 12 to 19 years
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Assigned to one of the designated juvenile justice facilities
- Has the ability to speak, read, and understand English sufficiently well to complete the procedures of the study
- Disposition to the juvenile justice program must last the 8 weeks of scheduled treatment plus 1 week before and after treatment
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Fails to complete pretreatment assessments
- Current psychotic symptoms, mental retardation, or severe developmental disabilities
- Considered to be a ward of the state (defined as a youth without a parent, either biological or adoptive, as the legal custodian)
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Juvenile Justice Anger Management (JJAM) for GirlsJJAM will include two 1.5-hour group treatment sessions per week for 8 weeks. JJAM sessions will be manual based and will be designed to help youth develop skills in the following areas: identifying different types of physical and relational aggression, recognizing early warning signs of anger, avoiding anger-provoking situations, managing anger to prevent aggression, solving problems, communicating about anger-related events, and repairing relationships damaged by anger-related behaviors. | Behavioural | 1 |
| Treatment as usualTreatment as usual will include standard activities in the female juvenile justice program. | Behavioural | 1, 2 |
Primary outcome
Reduction in anger
Time frame: Measured at pretreatment, post-treatment, and Month 6 follow-up
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 28 Mar 2014.
- Background: PubMed 25110403Goldstein NE, Kemp KA, Leff SS, Lochman JE. Guidelines for Adapting Manualized Interventions for New Target Populations: A Step-Wise Approach Using Anger Management as a Model. Clin Psychol (New York). 2012 Dec 1;19(4):385-401. doi: 10.1111/cpsp.12011.
- Background: PubMed 27642247Goldstein NE, Serico JM, Riggs Romaine CL, Zelechoski AD, Kalbeitzer R, Kemp K, Lane C. Development of the Juvenile Justice Anger Management Treatment for Girls. Cogn Behav Pract. 2013 May;20(2):171-188. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2012.06.003.
- Background: PubMed 22298128Lane C, Goldstein NE, Heilbrun K, Cruise KR, Pennacchia D. Obstacles to research in residential juvenile justice facilities: recommendations for researchers. Behav Sci Law. 2012 Jan-Feb;30(1):49-68. doi: 10.1002/bsl.1991. Epub 2012 Jan 4.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Naomi Goldstein, PhD principal investigator
Drexel University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Juvenile Justice Anger Management (JJAM) for Girls and Treatment as usual in people with Anger, run by naomi goldstein at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Mar 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Reduction in anger (time frame: Measured at pretreatment, post-treatment, and Month 6 follow-up). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00720486, which also lists 3 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Mar 2014.