Status:
COMPLETED
20 Weeks DBT Group Skills Training Study
Lead Sponsor:
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ontario Mental Health Foundation
Conditions:
Borderline Personality Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a 20-week Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills training group for the treatment of chronic suicidal and non-suicidal self-injurious (NSS...
Detailed Description
The study will consist of a single-blind, two-arm randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the effectiveness of DBT skills group offered as an adjunct to treatment as usual compared to a wait ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- diagnosis of DSM-IV Borderline Personality Disorder
- 18-60 years of age
- have had two suicidal or non-suicidal self-injurious behaviours in the past five years with one occurring in the past ten weeks
- be literate in English
- provide informed consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion
- not meet DSM-IV criteria for a psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder or, dementia
- not have evidence of an organic brain syndrome or mental retardation based on clinical interview
- not participated in DBT treatment during the past year
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
84 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01193205
Start Date
July 1 2010
End Date
December 1 2012
Last Update
May 27 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2S1