Efficacy of a Structured, Dimension-based, STI in De-compensated Personality-disorder, Hospitalized, Patients

NCT02397187 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 0003-15-SHA
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The assessment of the efficacy of a structured, dimension-based, STI (Short Term Intervention) in de-compensated Personality-disorder, hospitalized, patients

Conditions

Personality Disorders

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Questionnaires

  Questionnaires filled upon being enrolled and at the end of the intervention

  up to 28 days

• Readmission rates

  Readmission rates in the post-intervention period (3 months).

  3 months

Study Arms (2)

LOOP intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients enrolled in this arm will be treated by the LOOP interventional technique. The LOOP conceptualizes the psyche by a three-dimension structure: the space (the potential of experiencing, the "place" where our experiences occur), the content (the experiences themselves; action, thoughts, feelings, experiences and being) and the order (the relationship between the various contents). The LOOP intervene with these three dimensions by a structures scheme, aimed at allowing the patient to quickly reclaim the responsibility on his psyche, stabilize and initiate long-term rehabilitation processes.

Behavioral: LOOP

TAU

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Patients enrolled in this arm will be TAU, which is based upon short-term supportive PT.

Behavioral: LOOP

Interventions

LOOP BEHAVIORAL

The LOOP conceptualizes the psyche by a three-dimension structure: the space (the potential of experiencing, the "place" where our experiences occur), the content (the experiences themselves; action, thoughts, feelings, experiences and being) and the order (the relationship between the various contents). The LOOP intervene with these three dimensions by a structures scheme, aimed at allowing the patient to quickly reclaim the responsibility on his psyche, stabilize and initiate long-term rehabilitation processes.

Also known as: ST-CBT / Narrative

LOOP intervention; TAU

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 90 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Cluster 2 diagnosis
• No suicide attemts 1 month prior to admission
• Regularly treated
• An active support system
• No urgent need for Rx changes

You may not qualify if:

• Drug abuse
• An active Axis 1 diagnosis that requires change in Rx
• Unable to read/write fluently

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Shalvata Mental Health Center: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Personality Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 5, 2015
• First Posted: March 24, 2015
• Study Start: March 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2015
• Study Completion: March 1, 2016
• Last Updated: March 24, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-03