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Imaginal Exposure for Hoarding Disorder

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Led By Katie Fracalanza, PhD

Research Sponsored by Stanford University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Age 18 and older

Any gender and all ethno-racial categories

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 1-week

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Study Summary

This trial will test whether imaginal exposure therapy can help people with hoarding disorder by having them imagine discarding possessions.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for English-speaking adults over 18 with hoarding disorder as their primary condition, regardless of gender or ethnicity. It's not suitable for those currently in cognitive behavioral therapy, suffering from severe depression, or at risk of suicide.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests imaginal exposure therapy where participants imagine discarding items to reduce hoarding symptoms. This approach is compared to neutral writing and aims to ease the discomfort associated with throwing things away.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves psychological exercises rather than medication, side effects may include increased anxiety or emotional distress during the imagining process but are expected to be temporary.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am 18 years old or older.

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My gender and ethnicity do not limit my participation.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 1-week

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~1-week

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1-week for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Savings Inventory Revised (Frost, Steketee & Grisham, 2004; Tolin, Meunier, Frost & Steketee, 2011)

Secondary outcome measures

Acceptance and Action Questionnaire - II (Hayes, Luoma, Bond, Masuda and Lillis, 2006)

Compulsive Acquisitions Scale (Frost et al. 2002)

Continuous Performance Task

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Placebo Group

Group I: Imaginal Exposure WritingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

People with hoarding disorder will write for 20 minutes on each of 3 consecutive days about their worst-case scenario regarding discarding a possession (i.e., imaginal exposure).

Group II: Neutral WritingPlacebo Group1 Intervention

People with hoarding disorder will write for 20 minutes on each of 3 consecutive days about what they would do if they had a day off work or school.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Stanford UniversityLead Sponsor

2,381 Previous Clinical Trials

17,333,638 Total Patients Enrolled

3 Trials studying Hoarding Disorder

98 Patients Enrolled for Hoarding Disorder

Brain & Behavior Research FoundationOTHER

61 Previous Clinical Trials

2,784 Total Patients Enrolled

Katie Fracalanza, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorStanford University

Media Library

Imaginal Exposure Writing Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT03734705 — N/A

Hoarding Disorder Research Study Groups: Imaginal Exposure Writing, Neutral Writing

Hoarding Disorder Clinical Trial 2023: Imaginal Exposure Writing Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT03734705 — N/A

Imaginal Exposure Writing 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT03734705 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is there still capacity available for participants in this experiment?

"Clinicaltrials.gov confirms that, as of March 8th 2022 when the trial was last updated, participation is no longer being sought for this study which first began on January 13 2020. However, there are presently 937 other studies actively recruiting volunteers at this time."

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Imaginal Exposure for Hoarding Disorder

Carolyn Rodriguez 2020. "Imaginal Exposure for Hoarding Disorder". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03734705.