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Study NCT ID:
NCT03734705
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2025-05-29
First Post:
2018-11-05
Is NOT Gene Therapy:
True
Has Adverse Events:
True
Brief Title:
Imaginal Exposure for Hoarding Disorder
Sponsor:
Stanford University
Organization:
Study Overview
Official Title:
Efficacy and Feasibility of Intensive Imaginal Exposure for Hoarding Disorder
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2025-05
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The present study will test a potential new treatment strategy, imaginal exposure, for hoarding disorder. Although cognitive behavioral therapy often reduces hoarding, some people do not want to start, or cannot handle, that option. To help such individuals, the present study will provide imaginal exposure therapy to people with hoarding disorder, wherein they imagine discarding possessions as a way of becoming acclimated to the idea. We predict that imaginal exposure will improve hoarding symptoms as well as two psychological experiences linked to the condition: intolerance of uncertainty and emotional avoidance.
Detailed Description:
Hoarding disorder is a common mental illness characterized by difficulty parting with possessions and by clutter that makes living spaces unusable. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for hoarding disorder, but new approaches are needed to engage those who are reluctant to start or cannot tolerate CBT. Both intolerance of uncertainty and emotional avoidance are linked to hoarding disorder and may interfere with treatment engagement. Imaginal exposure, a therapeutic technique which involves repeatedly imagining feared scenarios and experiencing the evoked emotions, effectively targets both intolerance of uncertainty and emotional avoidance. The present study is the first to test whether imagining discarding possessions can improve hoarding symptoms more than does a control exercise. We hypothesize that compared to a control exercise, imaginal exposure will improve hoarding symptoms, intolerance of uncertainty and emotional avoidance.
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: