Impact of Therapist Change on Dropout in a Naturalistic Sample of Inpatients With Borderline Pathology Receiving DBT

PostTraumatic Stress Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title:

Impact of Therapist Change After Initial Contact and Traumatic Burden on Dropout in a Naturalistic Sample of Inpatients With Borderline Pathology Receiving Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03018639
• Other study ID #: DBT_dropout
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 9, 2017
• Last updated: January 11, 2017
• Start date: December 2012
• Est. completion date: August 2016

Study information

• Verified date: January 2017
• Source: Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bielefeld gGmbH
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Ethics Commission: Ethikkommission der Ärztekammer Westfalen-Lippe
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Participants with Borderline pathology (≥ 3 DSM-IV-criteria) receiving an inpatient Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) program completed a quality assurance questionnaire set assessing demographic information and pretreatment psychopathology during the days of their inpatient stay. Beyond that, changes of therapists were documented.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 89
• Est. completion date: August 2016
• Est. primary completion date: August 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• three or more criteria for BPD as defined by DSM-IV (Borderline Personality characteristics; BPC)

Exclusion Criteria:

• inability to contract and consent,

• other severe mental disorders (bipolar disorder, acute psychosis),

• current alcohol,

• illicit or not prescribed drug use,

• simultaneous participation in other treatment studies,

• pregnancy or breastfeeding,

• an inability to negotiate a non-suicide agreement,

• ongoing traumatic contact with the perpetrator, and

• a Body Mass Index < 16.5.

Study Design

Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Disease
• Dropout
• Personality Disorders
• PostTraumatic Stress Disorder
• Psychotherapy
• Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy
DBT is a cognitive-behavioral treatment program that was developed to treat suicidal Patients with BPD (Linehan, 1993).

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Germany	Research Department	Bielefeld

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bielefeld gGmbH

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Dropout		10 weeks	No