Chrysalis Day Program Body Mass Index Study

October 15, 2007 updated by: Queen's University

A Study on the Effects of a Personality Disorder Day Hospital Program on Clients Body Mass Index

This is a study to determine if the approach taken to treat patients in the Chrysalis Day Hospital Program will favourably effect their health status as assessed by Body Mass Index (BMI)

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

As part of the Providence Continuing Care Center's continuing quality improvement initiatives this study is to more systematically evaluate the success of the Chrysalis Day Hospital Program in dealing with some features of eating disorders commonly experienced by its patients.

At intake all clients will be approached to give informed consent to participate. If they do consent they will have their height and weight recorded( if they request they will not be told their weight)as part of the usual intake process conducted by a dietician.

When clients exit the program they again will be approached to be weighed. The body mass index will be calculated and compared to admission values.

The Chrysalis Program is a unique day hospital approach to treating individuals with severe personality disorders (primarily Borderline)that views the eating disordered behaviour common to these clients as a symptom of many and by addressing core issues of affect dysregulation as well as psychoeducation about eating the eating problems will improve .

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

106

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Canada
    • Ontario
      • Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 4X3
        • Providence Care Centre Mental Health Services

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • clients of the Chrysalis Program

Exclusion Criteria:

  • clients of the Chrysalis Program who do not consent to the study

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Body Mass Index at time of enrolling in programme and at leaving
Time Frame: at entry and upon leaving the program
at entry and upon leaving the program

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
patient demographics relationship to outcome
Time Frame: upon entry and exit from the program
upon entry and exit from the program
programme changes and relation to outcome
Time Frame: from start to the end of the study
from start to the end of the study

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Queen's University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Stephen H McNevin, MD, Queens University

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2001

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 9, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 13, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 20, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 16, 2007

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 15, 2007

Last Verified

September 1, 2005

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • PDS002

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