Pilot Trial of Cognitive and Behavioral Treatment of Compulsive Hoarding Compared to Wait List Control
Cognitive and Behavioral Treatment of Compulsive Hoarding
2 other identifiers
interventional
52
1 country
2
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
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for phase_1
Started Sep 2003
Longer than P75 for phase_1
2 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2003
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 19, 2003
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 21, 2003
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2006
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 9, 2008
CompletedJanuary 21, 2020
January 1, 2020
3.3 years
November 19, 2003
January 16, 2020
Conditions
Keywords
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
EXPERIMENTALCognitive 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.
Wait list control
NO INTERVENTIONParticipants waited to receive treatment for 12 weeks
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
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
BostonUCRC
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Gail Steketee
Boston University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 1
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- 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.