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First received: August 29, 2023

Clinical Trial: Purrble with LGBTQ+ Youth Who Have Self-harmful Thoughts

Study Status: COMPLETED

Recruit Status: COMPLETED

Condition: Emotion Regulation

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: Enhancing Emotion Regulation with an In-situ Socially Assistive Robot Among LGBTQ+ Youth with Self-harm Ideation: a Randomised Control Trial

Brief Summary: The primary aim of the proposed Randomised Control study is to investigate the effects of a socially assisted robot (i.e.Purrble) on emotional regulation difficulties (measured by DERS8) with young LGBTQ+ people who have self-harmful (with or without suicidal intention) (in comparison to a wait-listed control).Secondary aims include investigating the effects of the Purrble on young people's self-harmful thoughts, symptoms of anxiety and depression, alongside quantitative and qualitative (interviews) measures…

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