Treatment of Compulsive Hoarding

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Information provided by:

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00073346

First received: November 19, 2003

Last updated: August 19, 2008

Last verified: August 2008

History of Changes

Tracking Information
First Received Date ^ICMJE	November 19, 2003
Last Updated Date	August 19, 2008
Start Date ^ICMJE	September 2003
Primary Completion Date	Not Provided
Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Change History	Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00073346 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Current Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Original Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided

Descriptive Information
Brief Title ^ICMJE	Treatment of Compulsive Hoarding
Official Title ^ICMJE	Treatment of Compulsive Hoarding
Brief Summary	This study will develop and test a cognitive behavioral treatment for compulsive accumulation of goods.
Detailed Description	Compulsive hoarding is a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that is characterized by excessive acquisition of possessions, difficulty discarding possessions, and excessive clutter. This condition is resistant to both pharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions that are effective in treating other symptoms of OCD. This study will determine the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in treating compulsive hoarding symptoms. This study consists of three phases. In Phase 1, data from previously conducted pilot studies will be revised and expanded. In Phase 2, the revised data will be used to develop and implement a treatment manual for compulsive hoarding. During this phase, treatment will be flexibly applied to allow for variations in treatment duration and choice of techniques. During Phase 3, participants will be randomly assigned to either CBT or a wait-list control, followed by active treatment for a fixed duration. Therapist adherence and competence will be assessed through audiotaped therapy sessions.
Study Type ^ICMJE	Interventional
Study Phase	Phase 1
Study Design ^ICMJE	Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition ^ICMJE	Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Intervention ^ICMJE	Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Treatment
Study Arm (s)	Not Provided
Publications *	Not Provided
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.

Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status ^ICMJE	Completed
Enrollment ^ICMJE	52
Completion Date	August 2006
Primary Completion Date	Not Provided
Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE	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
Gender	Both
Ages	18 Years and older
Accepts Healthy Volunteers	No
Contacts ^ICMJE	Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Location Countries ^ICMJE	United States

Administrative Information
NCT Number ^ICMJE	NCT00073346
Other Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE	R21 MH68539, DATR A2-AIA
Has Data Monitoring Committee	Not Provided
Responsible Party	Not Provided
Study Sponsor ^ICMJE	National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Collaborators ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Investigators ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Information Provided By	National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Verification Date	August 2008
^ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP

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