The purpose of this protocol is to investigate the effectiveness of a manualized, 20-week group cognitive rehabilitation (CR) and exposure therapy (ET) course for compulsive hoarding. The overarching aim is to understand whether this course will decrease the core symptoms of hoarding and associated features.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
200
The group sessions consists of 20 classes, each lasting approximately 90 minutes and may consist of some or all of the following: * A group agreement and a confidentiality contract * Homework assignments * Viewing informational videos about hoarding * Behavioral experiments including sorting and discarding exercises * Non-acquisition exposures This course is based on the Manual Cognitive Rehabilitation and Exposure/Sorting Therapy for Compulsive Hoarding (Ayers et al., 2014).
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida, United States
Hoarding Rating Scale Interview
The Hoarding Rating scale has a total score ranging from 0 -40 with the higher score indicating higher symptoms of hoarding. This will be used to assess whether hoarding symptoms decrease as a result of treatment.
Time frame: 22 weeks
Clinician's Global Impression Improvement and Severity ratings
The CGI has a score range of 0-7 with the higher score indicating more severe symptoms.This will be used to assess whether hoarding symptoms decrease as a result of treatment.
Time frame: 22 weeks
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