Personality testing as a support for referral and case-work in treatment for substance use disorders

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN39851689

Enrollment

Registered

2008-01-11

Start date

2007-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-07-01

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Conditions

Substance use disorders and personality disorders Mental and Behavioural Disorders Personality disorders

Interventions

Experimental condition: Referral and case management, plus personality disorder feedback and active tailoring of referral and planning to adjust for personality disorder severity.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged 18 - 70 years 2. With substance use disorders and co-morbid personality disorder seeking treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Acute psychotic disorders 2. Severe neurological condition

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
At 3 and 6 months follow-up: 1. Substance use (measured with the Opiate Treatment Index) 2. Social functioning (measured with the Work and Social Adjustment Scale) 3. Symptoms of anxiety or depression (measured with the Kessler 6) 4. Completion of planned treatment	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Satisfaction with treatment.	—

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 5, 2026