Psycho-Education with Problem Solving (PEPS) therapy for personality disorder

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Personality disorder; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Mixed and other personality disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN70660936
• Lead Sponsor: ottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

2011 protocol in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21864370 2016 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27431341

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-12-03
• Study Completion: 2014-01-31
• Last Update Posted: 12 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 340

Inclusion Criteria

1. Living in the community
2. Presence of one or more personality disorder, as identified by the International Personality Disorder Examination
3. Aged 18 years or over, either sex
4. Proficiency in spoken English is necessary for trial participation due to the requirements of the interventions used
5. Capacity to provide valid informed consent; 1. Living in the community
2. Presence of one or more personality disorder, as identified by the International Personality Disorder Examination
3. Aged 18 years or over, either sex
4. Proficiency in spoken English is necessary for trial participation due to the requirements of the interventions used
5. Capacity to provide valid informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Current exclusion criteria as of 23/06/2011:
1. Primary diagnosis of major functional psychosis
2. Insufficient degree of literacy, comprehension or attention to be able to engage in trial therapy and assessments
3. Currently engaged in psychological treatment for personality disorder, or likely to start such treatment during the trial period
4. Already enrolled in any other trial

Previous exclusion criteria:
1. Insufficient degree of literacy, comprehension or attention to be able to engage in trial therapy and assessments, as assessed by the Investigator or authorised designee in conjunction with the participants usual care team. This may be a result of psychosis, developmental disability, organic brain disorder, substance use, or any other disorder or disability.
2. Currently engaged in psychological treatment for personality disorder, or likely to start such treatment during the trial period
3. Already enrolled in any other trial; Current exclusion criteria as of 23/06/2011:
1. Primary diagnosis of major functional psychosis
2. Insufficient degree of literacy, comprehension or attention to be able to engage in trial therapy and assessments
3. Currently engaged in psychological treatment for personality disorder, or likely to start such treatment during the trial period
4. Already enrolled in any other trial

Previous exclusion criteria:
1. Insufficient degree of literacy, comprehension or attention to be able to engage in trial therapy and assessments, as assessed by the Investigator or authorised designee in conjunction with the participants usual care team. This may be a result of psychosis, developmental disability, organic brain disorder, substance use, or any other disorder or disability.
2. Currently engaged in psychological treatment for personality disorder, or likely to start such treatment during the trial period
3. Already enrolled in any other trial

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Social functioning as measured by the Social Functioning Questionnaire (SFQ). This is an 8-item self-report scale, each item scored on a scale from 0 to 3. A reduction (i.e. an improvement) of 2 points or more on the SFQ at 1 year, post-treatment follow-up is the specified clinically significant change.;Social functioning as measured by the Social Functioning Questionnaire (SFQ). This is an 8-item self-report scale, each item scored on a scale from 0 to 3. A reduction (i.e. an improvement) of 2 points or more on the SFQ at 1 year, post-treatment follow-up is the specified clinically significant change.