Enhancing Treatment of Hoarding Disorder With Personalized In-Home Sorting and Decluttering Practice

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Hoarding; Hoarding Disorder; Clutter
• Interventions: Behavioral: Facilitated group therapy with behavioral practice; 18 weeks

• Registration Number: NCT02843308
• Lead Sponsor: Stanford University

Brief Summary

The proposed study aims to investigate the efficacy of adding in-home decluttering practice to Buried in Treasures Workshop (BIT) facilitated group treatment for hoarding disorder.

Detailed Description

Patients participate in Buried in Treasures Workshop (BIT) that has been shown to improve symptoms of hoarding disorder. The investigators hypothesize that adding in-home decluttering practice to the BIT workshop will decrease hoarding symptoms and level of clutter over time.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2016-07-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-07-20
• Study First Posted: 2016-07-25
• Study Start: 2016-09
• Status Verified: 2025-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-04-14
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-16
• Primary Completion: 2025-05
• Study Completion: 2025-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Immediate Treatment	Facilitated group therapy with behavioral practice; 18 weeks	Facilitated group therapy with behavioral practice; 18 weeks
Delayed Treatment	Facilitated group therapy with behavioral practice; 18 weeks	Facilitated group therapy with behavioral practice; 18 weeks (after a 18-20 week delay)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Saving Inventory-Revised (SI-R)	Change from baseline at 8 weeks and 16 weeks after treatment	The SI-R is a 23-item questionnaire with 3 factor-analytically defined sub-scales for difficulty discarding, excessive clutter, and compulsive acquisition

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Clutter Image Rating Scale	Change from baseline at 8 weeks and 16 weeks after treatment	Three sets of photographs, each containing nine photos of a single room with varying levels of clutter. A selection is made as to which photograph best resembles their own home.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Stanford University; 🇺🇸 Stanford, California, United States