RecruitingNot Applicable

Motivational Interviewing to Enhance Behavioral Change in Older Adults with Hoarding Disorder

United States60 participantsStarted 2022-06-01

Plain-language summary

This study will compare two behavioral interventions for hoarding disorder in older adults.

Who can participate

Age range60 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 60+ * Live within a 60-minute driving radius of Starkville, MS * Have a primary psychiatric diagnosis of hoarding disorder Exclusion Criteria: * Major cognitive impairment * Active psychosis, drug use, or acute suicidal ideation * Concurrent psychotherapy focused on hoarding * Changed psychotropic medications within the past three months

What they're measuring

Change in frequency of sorting/discarding behavior

Timeframe: Four months

Change in duration of sorting/discarding behavior

Timeframe: Four months

Change in score on the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment Questionnaire McConnaughy et al., 1983)

Timeframe: Four months

Change in score on the Apathy Evaluation Scale (AES-S; Marin, 1991)

Timeframe: Four months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05237466

SponsorMississippi State University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-07

Contact for this trial

Mary E Dozier, Ph.D.

(662) 325-0523 maryedozier@psychology.msstate.edu

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