NCT05987735

Psycho-education Program BLAME-LESS and It's Effect on Traumarelated Shame and Guilt

BLAME-LESS STUDY: a Two-arm Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Effects of an Online Psycho-education Program for Adolescents Who Experienced (sexual) Violence.

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 34 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Karakter Kinder- en Jeugdpsychiatrie · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 12 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The primary objective of the BLAME-LESS study is to examine the effectiveness of an online psychoeducation program in reducing trauma-related feelings of shame and guilt in adolescents who experienced sexual or physical abuse .

Detailed description

The study follows a two-arm RCT (n=34). The effects of a brief online psychoeducation program will be compared, with a waiting-list control group. The intervention aims to reduce feelings of trauma-related shame and guilt that adolescents experience regarding their own defense responses during and after (sexual) violence. Assessments take place after screening, at baseline, two weeks after allocation to the intervention or waiting-list, and, only for the waiting-list participants, seven weeks after allocation to the intervention.

Conditions

• Trauma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	BLAME-LESS	The BLAME-LESS program was designed to educate about common defense responses that may occur during and after (sexual) violence. The main goal of the program is to reduce the feelings of shame and/or guilt related to these responses. The program was created in collaboration with licensed developmental and clinical psychologists with extensive psycho-trauma expertise, young adults who are experienced experts, visual artists, and web designers. The program is offered via a website and consists of three modules.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-08-01
• Primary completion: 2026-07-01
• Completion: 2026-12-31
• First posted: 2023-08-14
• Last updated: 2025-01-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Netherlands