Enhancing Treatment of Hoarding Disorder With Personalized In-Home Sorting and Decluttering Practice

Hoarding Disorder Clinical Trial

— BITS  

Official title:

Building Community-Academic Partnerships for the Evidence-Based Treatment of Hoarding Disorder

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02843308
• Other study ID #: 36788
• Secondary ID: K23MH092434
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 2016
• Est. completion date: September 2025

Study information

• Verified date: April 2024
• Source: Stanford University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The proposed study aims to investigate the efficacy of adding in-home decluttering practice to Buried in Treasures Workshop (BIT) facilitated group treatment for hoarding disorder.

Description:

Patients participate in Buried in Treasures Workshop (BIT) that has been shown to improve symptoms of hoarding disorder. The investigators hypothesize that adding in-home decluttering practice to the BIT workshop will decrease hoarding symptoms and level of clutter over time.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: September 2025
• Est. primary completion date: May 2025
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 70 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria for Individuals with Hoarding Disorder:

1. Age 18 to 70 years

2. Either gender and all ethno-racial groups

3. Physically healthy male or non-pregnant female.

4. Hoarding Disorder primary condition

5. Willing and able to understand and complete consent and study procedures

6. English speaking

Exclusion Criteria for Individuals with Hoarding Disorder:

1. Current or past history of bipolar, psychotic or eating disorders, substance dependence, or substance abuse in the last year.

2. Clinically at risk of suicide with Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) Suicidal Ideation Subscale of 4 or higher (i.e. suicidal intent without specific plan)

3. Major medical or neurological conditions that increase the risk of participation or that would prevent completing assigned behavioral practice tasks.

4. Unable or unwilling to allow study staff into home for home assessment

5. Currently at high risk for eviction

6. Animal hoarding or squalor

Inclusion Criteria for Healthy Controls:

1. Age 18 to 70 years

2. Either gender and all ethno-racial groups

3. Physically healthy male or non-pregnant female.

4. Willing and able to understand and complete consent and study procedures

5. English speaking

Exclusion Criteria for Healthy Controls:

1. any current or lifetime psychiatric diagnosis

2. current or past use of psychotropic medication

3. major medical or neurological problem (e.g., unstable hypertension, seizure disorder, head trauma)

4. Metal in body or any other contraindication for MRI

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Clutter
• Hoarding
• Hoarding Disorder

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Facilitated group therapy with behavioral practice; 18 weeks
Facilitated group therapy for hoarding disorder with behavioral practice

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Stanford University	Stanford	California

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Stanford University	National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Saving Inventory-Revised (SI-R)	The SI-R is a 23-item questionnaire with 3 factor-analytically defined sub-scales for difficulty discarding, excessive clutter, and compulsive acquisition	Change from baseline at 8 weeks and 16 weeks after treatment
Secondary	Clutter Image Rating Scale	Three sets of photographs, each containing nine photos of a single room with varying levels of clutter. A selection is made as to which photograph best resembles their own home.	Change from baseline at 8 weeks and 16 weeks after treatment

External Links

•   Dr. Carolyn Rodriguez Faculty Page
•   Rodriguez Lab Website