Self-Help Group for the Treatment of Hoarding Disorder
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Hoarding Rating Scale
Study Overview
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.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •clinically relevant symptoms of hoarding disorder
Exclusion Criteria
- •psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, substance abuse or dependence
Arms & Interventions
Self-help group
The facilitated self-help group, which represents an empirically supported intervention for hoarding (Frost et al., 2011).
Intervention: Self-Help Group (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Hoarding Rating Scale
Time Frame: 13 weeks
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.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Kiara Timpano
Associate Professor
University of Miami