NCT00073346

Brief Summary

This study developed and tested a specialized cognitive and behavioral treatment for the symptoms of hoarding disorder, including excessive acquiring, difficulty discarding items, and extensive clutter in the home.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
52

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_1

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2003

Longer than P75 for phase_1

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 2003

Completed
3 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 19, 2003

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 21, 2003

Completed
3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2006

Completed
1.6 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 9, 2008

Completed
Last Updated

January 21, 2020

Status Verified

January 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

3.3 years

First QC Date

November 19, 2003

Last Update Submit

January 16, 2020

Conditions

Keywords

Hoarding Disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Saving Inventory-Revised

    Self-report questionnaire of hoarding severity; total score range = 0 to 92; higher values indicate more symptoms

    change from baseline to week 12; change from baseline to week 26

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Hoarding Rating Scale

    change from baseline to week 12; change from baseline to week 26

Study Arms (2)

cognitive behavior therapy for hoarding disorder

EXPERIMENTAL

Cognitive behavior therapy included 26 sessions of motivational enhancements; skills training for sorting, organizing and problem solving; direct practice not acquiring new items and discarding possessions to remove clutter and organize possessions; cognitive therapy to evaluate beliefs about possessions; and relapse prevention skills.

Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Treatment

Wait list control

NO INTERVENTION

Participants waited to receive treatment for 12 weeks

Interventions

cognitive behavior therapy for hoarding disorder

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Display at least moderately severe hoarding symptoms
  • Must live within 45 minutes of Boston, MA or Hartford, CT

You may not qualify if:

  • Ten or more sessions of cognitive behavior therapy for hoarding
  • Concurrent psychotherapy or medications
  • Suicidal, psychotic, or other psychiatric symptoms requiring hospitalization
  • Compulsive buying symptoms that are part of a manic phase of bipolar disorder
  • Mental retardation, dementia, brain damage, or other cognitive dysfunction that would interfere with the study

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Hartford Hospital, Institute of Living

Hartford, Connecticut, 06106, United States

Location

BostonUCRC

Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderHoarding Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Anxiety DisordersMental Disorders

Study Officials

  • Gail Steketee

    Boston University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 1
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Model Details: active treatment versus wait list control
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 19, 2003

First Posted

November 21, 2003

Study Start

September 1, 2003

Primary Completion

December 1, 2006

Study Completion

July 9, 2008

Last Updated

January 21, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-01

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

De-identified data have been shared with investigators working on hoarding relevant projects such as assessment of hoarding and meta-analyses of treatment outcome for hoarding disorder. Sharing of de-identified data will be considered upon request.

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