SCT-ABI: Social Competence Training for Adolescents With Borderline Intellectual Functioning

Sponsor

University of Ulm (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT00692081

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Arms

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Emotional and behavioural problems as well as a lack of social competence are supposed to be common phenomena in adolescents with borderline intellectual functioning, consequently impairing their social and vocational integration. Considering the lack of evaluated group interventions for this population, a cognitive-behavioural training is developed and its effectiveness is examined in a population of students attending special vocational schools.

77 adolescents with borderline intelligence are enrolled participated in the study. They are randomized either to the intervention group, who received 9 group sessions over a period of 3 months additionally to the standard vocational training (Social Competence Training for Adolescents with Borderline Intelligence, SCT-ABI) or to the control group who received only the standard vocational training. Outcome measures at the end of the intervention and at a 6-months follow-up assessment comprise self-reports, caregiver-reports, and behavioural observations of cognitive, emotional, and behavioural factors of social competence.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Mental Disorders	Behavioral: Social competence training Behavioral: Special vocational training	Phase 2/Phase 3

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

77 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

Single (Outcomes Assessor)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Social Competence Group Training for Adolescents With Borderline Intellectual Functioning

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: A 8 group sessions social competence training (CBT)	Behavioral: Social competence training 8 group sessions multi-modal social competence training, 2-4 hours each, 2 trainers, 6-10 participants
Active Comparator: B special vocational training as usual	Behavioral: Special vocational training as provided in German special centres for vocational training

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: A

8 group sessions social competence training (CBT)

Behavioral: Social competence training

8 group sessions multi-modal social competence training, 2-4 hours each, 2 trainers, 6-10 participants

Active Comparator: B

special vocational training as usual

Behavioral: Special vocational training

as provided in German special centres for vocational training

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

16 Years to 23 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

age 16 - 23 years
participating in special vocational training program
elevated scores in a screening measure of behavioral/emotional disorders (CBCL or YSR T>59)