Self-Help Group for the Treatment of Hoarding Disorder
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interventional
60
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The proposed study aims to investigate the efficacy of a facilitated self-help group for the treatment of hoarding disorder. Eligible participants will take part in a facilitated self-help group. The investigators aim to investigate the effects of a self-help group on hoarding symptoms. The investigators hypothesize that participants will demonstrate decreased hoarding symptoms over time.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Apr 2012
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
April 1, 2012
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 23, 2012
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 26, 2012
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2027
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 1, 2027
July 29, 2025
July 1, 2025
15.3 years
April 23, 2012
July 24, 2025
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Hoarding Rating Scale
Interviewer-rated measure of hoarding severity will be administered at Screening, Pre-Treatment, Mid-Treatment (approximately Week 7), Post-Treatment (approximately week 13), 1-month Follow-up The Hoarding Rating scale has a total score ranging from 0-40 with the higher score indicating higher symptoms of hoarding.
13 weeks
Study Arms (1)
Self-help group
EXPERIMENTALThe facilitated self-help group, which represents an empirically supported intervention for hoarding (Frost et al., 2011).
Interventions
The facilitated self-help group may last approximately 13 sessions. This treatment represents an empirically supported intervention for hoarding (Frost et al., 2011), based on a Facilitator's Manual (Maxner et al., 2010), which is a treatment manual based on the book Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding (Tolin, Frost, \& Steketee, 2007).
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- clinically relevant symptoms of hoarding disorder
You may not qualify if:
- under 18
- psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, substance abuse or dependence
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida, 33124, United States
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Conditions
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Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Kiara R Timpano, PhD
University of Miami
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Associate Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 23, 2012
First Posted
April 26, 2012
Study Start
April 1, 2012
Primary Completion (Estimated)
August 1, 2027
Study Completion (Estimated)
August 1, 2027
Last Updated
July 29, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-07
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share