%0 Journal Article
%@ 2368-7959
%I JMIR Publications
%V 5
%N 1
%P e10
%T Web-Based Decision Aid to Assist Help-Seeking Choices for Young People Who Self-Harm: Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial
%A Rowe,Sarah L
%A Patel,Krisna
%A French,Rebecca S
%A Henderson,Claire
%A Ougrin,Dennis
%A Slade,Mike
%A Moran,Paul
%+ Division of Psychiatry, University College London, Maple House, 149 Tottenham Court Road, 6th Floor, London, W1T 7NF, United Kingdom, 44 07415078280, s.rowe@ucl.ac.uk
%K adolescent
%K self-harm
%K decision aid
%K intervention
%K schools
%K feasibility
%K randomized controlled trials
%K ethics
%D 2018
%7 30.01.2018
%9 Original Paper
%J JMIR Ment Health
%G English
%X Background: Adolescents who self-harm are often unsure how or where to get help. We developed a Web-based personalized decision aid (DA) designed to support young people in decision making about seeking help for their self-harm. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the DA intervention and the randomized controlled trial (RCT) in a school setting. Methods: We conducted a two-group, single blind, randomized controlled feasibility trial in a school setting. Participants aged 12 to 18 years who reported self-harm in the past 12 months were randomized to either a Web-based DA or to general information about mood and feelings. Feasibility of recruitment, randomization, and follow-up rates were assessed, as was acceptability of the intervention and study procedures. Descriptive data were collected on outcome measures examining decision making and help-seeking behavior. Qualitative interviews were conducted with young people, parents or carers, and staff and subjected to thematic analysis to explore their views of the DA and study processes. Results: Parental consent was a significant barrier to young people participating in the trial, with only 17.87% (208/1164) of parents or guardians who were contacted for consent responding to study invitations. Where parental consent was obtained, we were able to recruit 81.7% (170/208) of young people into the study. Of those young people screened, 13.5% (23/170) had self-harmed in the past year. Ten participants were randomized to receiving the DA, and 13 were randomized to the control group. Four-week follow-up assessments were completed with all participants. The DA had good acceptability, but qualitative interviews suggested that a DA that addressed broader mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, and self-harm may be more beneficial. Conclusions: A broad-based mental health DA addressing a wide range of psychosocial problems may be useful for young people. The requirement for parental consent is a key barrier to intervention research on self-harm in the school setting. Adaptations to the research design and the intervention are needed before generalizable research about DAs can be successfully conducted in a school setting. Trial Registration: International Standard Randomized Controlled Trial registry: ISRCTN11230559; http://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN11230559 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6wqErsYWG) 
%M 29382626
%R 10.2196/mental.8098
%U http://mental.jmir.org/2018/1/e10/
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/mental.8098
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29382626