Clinical Trial: Augmenting Buried in Treasures Workshop (BIT) With In-home Decluttering Practice for Individuals With Hoarding Disorder

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Augmenting Buried in Treasures Workshop (BIT) With In-home Decluttering Practice for Individuals With Hoarding Disorder

Brief Summary: Patients participate in Buried in Treasures Workshop (BIT) that has been shown to improve symptoms of hoarding disorder. To target levels of clutter, the investigators are testing an intervention to add in-home decluttering practice to the BIT workshop.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: New York State Psychiatric Institute

Current Primary Outcome:

• Savings Inventory Revised [ Time Frame: 18 Weeks ]
  A 23-item self report measure assessing the severity of hoarding behaviors, including level of clutter, difficult discarding, and acquisition.
• Clutter Image Rating Scale [ Time Frame: 18 Weeks ]
  Three sets of photographs each containing nine photos of a single room with varying levels of clutter. The patient will select the photograph that best resembles his or her own home. Study staff will rate with the same photos on home assessments.

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

Original Secondary Outcome:

Information By: New York State Psychiatric Institute

Dates:
Date Received: February 26, 2015
Date Started: February 2015
Date Completion:
Last Updated: February 9, 2016
Last Verified: August 2015