Hoarding Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
Hoarding
Brief summary
The purpose of this protocol is to investigate the effectiveness of a manualized, 20-week group cognitive rehabilitation (CR) and exposure therapy (ET) course for compulsive hoarding. The overarching aim is to understand whether this course will decrease the core symptoms of hoarding and associated features.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALCognitive Rehabilitation and Exposure-based Class for Compulsive Hoarding
The group sessions consists of 20 classes, each lasting approximately 90 minutes and may consist of some or all of the following: * A group agreement and a confidentiality contract * Homework assignments * Viewing informational videos about hoarding * Behavioral experiments including sorting and discarding exercises * Non-acquisition exposures This course is based on the Manual Cognitive Rehabilitation and Exposure/Sorting Therapy for Compulsive Hoarding (Ayers et al., 2014).
Sponsors
University of Miami
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Include: * Individuals who exhibit subclinical and clinical levels of hoarding disorder, as determined by the SCID interview conducted at the screening assessment, will be eligible to participate in the study. Individuals may also display clinically relevant symptoms of hoarding as indicated by scores on the Hoarding Rating Scale Interview (HRS-I) and/or on the Saving Inventory-Revised (SIR). * Comorbid mood and anxiety disorders are permitted. * English-speaking * Pregnant women
Exclusion criteria
* Adults unable to consent * Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers) * Individuals who are over the age of 85 * Individuals with cognitive or physical impairments that would interfere with their participation (e.g., Dementia, uncorrected hearing) * Participants who have current or past psychotic symptoms or current or past alcohol/substance abuse/dependence may also be excluded. * Participants may also be excluded if they are currently in other forms of psychotherapy. * Participants may be excluded if they have had a change in psychotropic medications within three months of the baseline assessment/first class. * Participants may be excluded if hoarding is not their primary diagnosis. * Prisoners
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hoarding Rating Scale Interview | 22 weeks | The Hoarding Rating scale has a total score ranging from 0 -40 with the higher score indicating higher symptoms of hoarding. This will be used to assess whether hoarding symptoms decrease as a result of treatment. |
| Clinician's Global Impression Improvement and Severity ratings | 22 weeks | The CGI has a score range of 0-7 with the higher score indicating more severe symptoms.This will be used to assess whether hoarding symptoms decrease as a result of treatment. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORKiara Timpano, PhD
University of Miami
Outcome results
None listed