Principle-Guided Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents (FIRST): study protocol for a randomized controlled effectiveness trial in outpatient clinics

This study will test the effectiveness of FIRST compared to usual care on mental health outcomes, examine whether those outcomes are med iated by regulation of negative emotions, and explore clinician factors that may be associated with FIRST implementation and outcomes. Session recordings are coded to assess treatment fidelity.DiscussionThis study will evaluate the effectiveness of FIRST in youth community mental health settings, relative to the care usually provided in those settings. If FIRST is found to be effective, it could offer an efficient and practical method to increase use of empirically supported treatment principles in real-world practice contexts.Trial registrationNIH Clinical Trials Registry, NCT04725721. Registered 27 January 2021,https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/study/NCT04725721
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