Individual Psychotherapy for Cluster C Personality Disorders: A pragmatic RCT comparing time limited Psychodynamic, Affect Phobia and Schema Therapy

Recruiting

Conditions: Cluster C Personality Disorders
persoonlijkheidsproblemen
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Registration Number: NL-OMON52837

Lead Sponsor: Arkin (Amsterdam)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 264

Inclusion Criteria

- Primary diagnoses: DSM-5 diagnosis cluster C PD or Otherwise specified PD
with predominantly cluster C traits, operationalized as a minimum of 5 cluster
C traits
- Age 18-65 years
- A written informed consent
- Dutch literacy
- The willingness and ability to participate in an individual treatment of 50
sessions in one year.

Exclusion Criteria

- (Subthreshold) cluster A or B PD
- Having received SPSP, APT or ST in the previous year
- Immediate intensive treatment or hospitalization is needed, e.g. acute
suicidality
- Severe psychiatric disorder requiring priority in treatment (autism spectrum
disorder, psychotic symptoms/disorder, bipolar disorder)
- Severe substance use disorder
- IQ <80

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Personality change (ADP-IV) will be the main outcome measure. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary outcome measures are psychiatric symptoms, quality of life and costs<br /><br>from a societal perspective. Assessments will take place at baseline (after<br /><br>signing the Informed Consent), at the start of the treatment and at 1, 3, 6, 9,<br /><br>12, 18, 24 and 36 months after the start of the treatment.</p><br>