Exposure-Based Treatment for Perfectionism

Perfectionism Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Preliminary Evaluation of an Exposure-Based Treatment for Perfectionism

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04500457
• Other study ID #: HSC2019.27351
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 3, 2019
• Est. completion date: February 26, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: July 2023
• Source: Florida State University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study is examining the efficacy of a computerized, exposure-based, intervention for perfectionism.

Description:

The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of a two-week computerized exposure-based treatment for perfectionism (ETP). Individuals with elevated perfectionism will be randomly assigned to ETP or a waitlist (WL) control condition. ETP will consist of three tasks in which they will repeatedly make mistakes, repeated for five sessions over a two-week period (one session every 3 days).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 76
• Est. completion date: February 26, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: February 26, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Score of at least 29 on the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale- Concern over Mistakes subscale

Exclusion Criteria:

• Current moderate or severe substance use disorder, psychotic disorder, or bipolar disorder
• Current suicidal ideation (imminent risk)
• Currently participating in psychotherapy
• Any changes to psychotropic medications in the past four weeks

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Perfectionism

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Exposure-based Treatment for Perfectionism (ETP)
Three tasks focused on exposures are completed. Each treatment session is approximately twenty minutes.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Florida State University, Department of Psychology	Tallahassee	Florida

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Florida State University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (FMPS)- Concern Over Mistakes Subscale	Self-report questionnaire examining levels of perfectionism. The concern over mistakes sub-scale of the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale includes 9 items with scores on the sub-scale ranging from 9 to 45 (higher scores signify higher levels of concern over mistakes). The concern over mistakes sub-scale includes the following items from the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale: 9, 10, 13, 14, 18, 21, 23, 25, 24. Item scores are summed for a total sub-scale score.	Levels of perfectionism from baseline to post treatment (2 weeks)
Secondary	Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)	Self-report measure used to assess depressive symptoms. Total scores range from 0 to 60 with higher scores indicating a higher level of depressive symptoms.	Depression symptoms from baseline to post treatment (2 weeks)
Secondary	State-Trait Inventory for Cognitive and Somatic Anxiety-Trait Version (STICSA-T)	Self-report measure used to assess overall anxiety symptoms. Scores range from 21 to 84 with higher scores indicating higher levels of overall anxiety.	Anxiety symptoms from baseline to post treatment (2 weeks)
Secondary	Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN)	Self-report scale that measures Social anxiety symptoms. Scores range from 0 to 68 with higher scores indicating higher levels of social anxiety symptoms.	Social anxiety symptoms from baseline to post treatment (2 weeks)
Secondary	Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26)	Self-report scale that measures eating disorder symptoms. Scores range from 0 to 78 with higher scores indicating higher levels of eating disorder symptoms.	Eating disorder symptoms from baseline to post treatment (2 weeks)
Secondary	Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory- Revised (OCI-R)	Self-report scale that measures obsessive-compulsiveness. Scores range from 0 to 72 with higher scores indicating higher levels of obsessive-compulsiveness.	Obsessive-compulsiveness from baseline to post treatment (2 weeks)