Status:
COMPLETED
Pilot Trial of Cognitive and Behavioral Treatment of Compulsive Hoarding Compared to Wait List Control
Lead Sponsor:
Boston University Charles River Campus
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Conditions:
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
This study developed and tested a specialized cognitive and behavioral treatment for the symptoms of hoarding disorder, including excessive acquiring, difficulty discarding items, and extensive clutte...
Detailed Description
Compulsive hoarding is characterized by excessive acquisition of possessions, difficulty discarding possessions, and excessive clutter. This condition is resistant to standard pharmacological and psyc...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- Display at least moderately severe hoarding symptoms
- Must live within 45 minutes of Boston, MA or Hartford, CT
- Exclusion criteria:
- Ten or more sessions of cognitive behavior therapy for hoarding
- Concurrent psychotherapy or medications
- Suicidal, psychotic, or other psychiatric symptoms requiring hospitalization
- Compulsive buying symptoms that are part of a manic phase of bipolar disorder
- Mental retardation, dementia, brain damage, or other cognitive dysfunction that would interfere with the study
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 9 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
52 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00073346
Start Date
September 1 2003
End Date
July 9 2008
Last Update
January 21 2020
Active Locations (2)
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1
Hartford Hospital, Institute of Living
Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06106
2
BostonUCRC
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215