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Borderline Personality DisorderNCT03018639

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

An observational study of Borderline Personality Disorder and PostTraumatic Stress Disorder, run by Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bielefeld gGmbH at 1 site in Germany.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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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. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
What is being tested?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
How many people
89 participants
Where
1 siteGermany
Study dates
Dec 2012to Aug 2016
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: For this study, all patients aged from 18 to 65, discharged from our personality disorder inpatient unit between December 2012 and August 2016, and fulfilling three or more criteria for BPD as defined by DSM-IV (Borderline Personality characteristics; BPC) were considered (n = 89).

Who may be able to join

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

Who cannot join

  • 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,
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  • an inability to negotiate a non-suicide agreement,
  • ongoing traumatic contact with the perpetrator, and
  • a Body Mass Index < 16.5.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Germany1 site
  • Research Department

    Bielefeld

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About this study

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

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.

Being tested
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Medical subject headings
Borderline Personality Disorder, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Dialectical Behavior TherapyBehavioural

    DBT is a cognitive-behavioral treatment program that was developed to treat suicidal Patients with BPD (Linehan, 1993).

Study groups in NCT03018639
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Dialectical Behavior TherapyThe program's purpose is to help patients achieve the following therapeutic goals: (1) reduction of suicidal behaviors, (2) reduction of therapy-interfering behaviors, and (3) other risky or destabilizing behaviors. Standard DBT aims to achieve these goals by (1) conveying behavioral capabilities (skills), (2) motivation for applying these skills, (3) generalization of learned skills to the patient's natural environment, (4) structuring the treatment environment to reinforce functional behavior, and (5) conveying therapeutic resources and motivation to effectively treat patients with BPD.
Receives: Behavioral: Dialectical Behavior Therapy

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Dropout

    Measured: 10 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted12 Jan 2017 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2012
  3. Primary completionAug 2016
  4. Study completionAug 2016

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
89 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03018639
Sponsor's protocol ID
DBT_dropout
Status last verified
Jan 2017
First submitted
9 Jan 2017
Last updated
12 Jan 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Steuwe C, Berg M, Driessen M, Beblo T. 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. Borderline Personal Disord Emot Dysregul. 2017 Jun 22;4:14. doi: 10.1186/s40479-017-0067-3. eCollection 2017.

    PubMed 28649383

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Borderline Personality Disorder and PostTraumatic Stress Disorder, run by Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bielefeld gGmbH at 1 site in Germany.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Jan 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Germany. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Dropout (time frame: 10 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03018639, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 12 Jan 2017.

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