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NCT Number: NCT03018639

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Borderline Personality Disorder Dropout Mental Disorders Personality Disorders Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Psychotherapy Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Traumatic Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Research Department

Bielefeld, Germany

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

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

Treatment and study plan

Dialectical behavior therapy

Behavioral

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

Primary outcomes

  1. Dropout

    Time frame: 10 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bielefeld gGmbH

Other

Registry information

Official study 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

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Jan 12, 2017
Registry last updated
Jan 12, 2017

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