Augmenting Buried in Treasures Workshop (BIT) With In-home Decluttering Practice for Individuals With Hoarding Disorder

Patients participate in Buried in Treasures Workshop (BIT) that has been shown to improve symptoms of hoarding disorder. To target levels of clutter, the investigators are testing an intervention to add in-home decluttering practice to the BIT workshop.

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Key information

Conditions

Hoarding Disorder Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

18 years or older at consent
Primary hoarding disorder, Saving Inventory Revised greater than or equal to 40.
Clutter Image Rating Scale greater than or equal to 3 and less than or equal to 7.
Low risk for eviction
English speaking
Will and able to understand and complete consent procedures

Exclusion criteria

Hoarding disorder not primary
Severely depressed individuals; Hamilton Depressions Rating Scale greater than 30 or judged clinically to be at risk of suicide with Columbia Suicide Severity Scale
Unable or unwilling to allow study staff into home for home assessment OR a Clutter Image Rating Score of less than 2 or greater than 7.
At risk for eviction
Animal Hoarding or squalor of any kind

Treatment and study plan

BIT+in-home decluterring

Behavioral

BIT Workshop + In-home decluttering practice

In-Home Decluttering

Behavioral

In-home decluttering practice

Primary outcomes

Savings Inventory Revised

Time frame: Change from baseline at 0, 12 weeks and 18 weeks after treatment start

The Saving Inventory-Revised scale (SI-R) is a 23-item questionnaire with 3 factor-analytically defined sub-scales for difficulty discarding, excessive clutter, and compulsive acquisition.

The total score (sum of 23 items) ranges from 0 to 92. Total score higher than 41 shows significant difficulty with clutter.

For the acquisition subscale we sum items 2 (reverse score), 9, 11, 14, 16, 18 and 21. The subscale ranges from 0 to 28 and score greater than 13 indicates difficulty with excessive acquisition.

For the difficulty discarding subscale we sum items 4(reverse score), 6, 7, 13, 17, 19, 23. The subscale ranges from 0 to 28 and score greater than 13 indicates difficulty with discarding.

For the clutter subscale we sum items 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 22. The subscale ranges from 0 to 36 and score greater than 15 indicates difficulty with accumulated clutter.
Clutter Image Rating Scale

Time frame: Change from baseline at 0, 12 weeks and 18 weeks after treatment start

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.

This scale assesses the clutter levels in the bedroom, living room and kitchen. The scale for each room ranges from 1 to 9. Clutter that reaches the level 4 indicates significant difficulty with clutter that affects the person's life.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

New York State Psychiatric Institute

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2015
Primary completion: 2015
Study completion: 2015
First posted: Mar 4, 2015
Registry last updated: Feb 11, 2020

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