Status:

COMPLETED

20 Weeks DBT Group Skills Training Study

Lead Sponsor:

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Collaborating Sponsors:

Ontario Mental Health Foundation

Conditions:

Borderline Personality Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a 20-week Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills training group for the treatment of chronic suicidal and non-suicidal self-injurious (NSS...

Detailed Description

The study will consist of a single-blind, two-arm randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the effectiveness of DBT skills group offered as an adjunct to treatment as usual compared to a wait ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • diagnosis of DSM-IV Borderline Personality Disorder
  • 18-60 years of age
  • have had two suicidal or non-suicidal self-injurious behaviours in the past five years with one occurring in the past ten weeks
  • be literate in English
  • provide informed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion

  • not meet DSM-IV criteria for a psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder or, dementia
  • not have evidence of an organic brain syndrome or mental retardation based on clinical interview
  • not participated in DBT treatment during the past year

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

84 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01193205

Start Date

July 1 2010

End Date

December 1 2012

Last Update

May 27 2016

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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2S1