NCT04737707Completed
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders Without Intellectual Disability: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 20 Jan 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT; Linehan, 1993) effectively diminishes emotion dysregulation and self-harm behaviors in a number of disorders. However, to our knowledge, no studies have investigated the efficacy of DBT to treat emotional dysregulation associated with self-harm and suicidal behaviors in adults with ASD without intellectual disability. This randomized controlled study trial aims to assess the efficacy of a 5-month DBT intervention in adults with ASD without intellectual disability who present with self-harm and/or suicidal behaviors.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 92 (actual)
- First submitted
- 25 Jan 2021
- Start date
- 16 Apr 2021
- Primary completion date
- 1 Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT04737707
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 92
- From 16 Apr 2021 to the primary completion date, 1 Jun 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- schizophrenia disorders
Other
- complete hospitalization
- ongoing CBT or DBT
- past DBT
- under guardianship
Who the study is looking for
- ≥ 18 years old
- ASD diagnosis according to the DSM-5
- IQ ≥ 70
- Suicidal ideas, suicidal attempts and/or self-harm behaviors 6 months prior to the inclusion
- Able to understand and consent to the research aims
- Membership in a health insurance fund
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service de psychiatrie Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Strasbourg | France | Unknown status |
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