Guideline-Informed Treatment-Personality Disorders Youth: exploring the feasibility of early intervention treatment for emerging personality disorder in adolescents

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• Conditions: Early intervention for emerging personality disorders in youth (12-18 years); Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN89488801
• Lead Sponsor: De Viersprong

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-04-25
• Last Update Posted: 8 January 2024
• Study Completion: 2025-01-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 75

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adolescents with emerging symptoms of personality pathology
2. Aged 12 to 18 years
3. Meet the threshold for personality disorders according to the alternative model for personality disorders in DSM-5, meaning they should display moderate or more severe impairments in personality functioning (score =2) as assessed through the Semi-structured Interview for Personality Functioning DSM-5 (STiP-5.1)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Insufficient mastery of the Dutch language
2. Severe risk of suicide requiring immediate intervention and cognitive impairment (IQ <75). The WAIS-IV will be administered when intellectual impairment is suspected
3. Meet the DSM-5 criteria for (severe) psychotic disorders, autism spectrum disorder and (severe) substance abuse

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Severity of PD symptoms is measured using the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 Brief Form score (PID-5-BF) at baseline and end of treatment (on average after 26 weeks)