Hoarding Disorder Treatment With Virtual Reality (HDVR)

March 8, 2024 updated by: Carolyn Rodriguez, Stanford University

Enhancing Evidence-Based Treatment of Hoarding Disorder With Virtual Reality

This study explores whether a facilitated peer support group called Buried in Treasures (BIT) and a virtual reality decluttering practice can help individuals with clutter challenges.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Individuals with clutter challenges participate in Buried in Treasures Workshop (BIT) that has been shown to improve symptoms of hoarding disorder. The investigators hypothesize that adding virtual reality decluttering practice to the BIT workshop will decrease hoarding symptoms and level of clutter over time.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

13

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

  • United States
    • California
      • Stanford, California, United States, 94305
        • Stanford Psychiatry Department

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

56 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Age greater than 55
  2. Either gender and all ethno-racial groups
  3. Physically healthy male or non-pregnant female.
  4. Hoarding Disorder primary condition
  5. Willing and able to understand and complete consent and study procedures
  6. English speaking
  7. Participant should have the technology to host Zoom calls

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Current or past history of bipolar, psychotic or eating disorders, substance dependence, or substance abuse in the last year.
  2. Clinically at risk of suicide with Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) Suicidal Ideation Subscale of 4 or higher (i.e. suicidal intent without specific plan)
  3. Major medical or neurological conditions that increase the risk of participation or that would prevent completing assigned behavioral practice tasks.
  4. Unable or unwilling to allow study staff into home for home assessment
  5. Currently at high risk for eviction
  6. Animal hoarding or squalor

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)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: BITS + VR
Facilitated group therapy with behavioral practice; 16 weeks
Behavioral: Facilitated group therapy with behavioral practice; 16 weeks
Facilitated group therapy for hoarding disorder with behavioral practice

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Hoarding Symptom Severity as Measured by Saving Inventory-Revised (SI-R)
Time Frame: Change from baseline to 16 weeks after treatment

The Saving Inventory-Revised scale (SI-R) is a 23-item questionnaire with 3 factor-analytically defined sub-scales for difficulty discarding, excessive clutter, and compulsive acquisition.

The total score (sum of 23 items) ranges from 0 to 92. Total score higher than 41 shows significant difficulty with clutter.

For the acquisition subscale we sum items 2 (reverse score), 9, 11, 14, 16, 18 and 21. The subscale ranges from 0 to 28 and score greater than 13 indicates difficulty with excessive acquisition.

For the difficulty discarding subscale we sum items 4(reverse score), 6, 7, 13, 17, 19, 23. The subscale ranges from 0 to 28 and score greater than 13 indicates difficulty with discarding.

For the clutter subscale we sum items 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 22. The subscale ranges from 0 to 36 and score greater than 15 indicates difficulty with accumulated clutter.
Change from baseline to 16 weeks after treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in the Severity of Clutter Level as Measured by Clutter Image Rating Scale
Time Frame: Change from baseline to 16 weeks after treatment
Clutter Imaging Rating (CIR) Scale consists of three sets of photographs of a room, each containing nine photos with varying levels of clutter. This scale assesses the clutter levels in the bedroom, living room and kitchen. Patients were asked to select the picture "that most accurately reflects the amount of clutter in your room". Scores on range from 1 (least cluttered) to 9 (most cluttered). A mean composite score ranging from 1 to 9 was calculated across the three rooms for each individual. A cut-off score of 4 or higher indicate significant clutter.
Change from baseline to 16 weeks after treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Stanford University

Collaborators

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Carolyn I Rodriguez, MD, PhD, Stanford University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

July 1, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 17, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

December 17, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 31, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 31, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

February 4, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 1, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 8, 2024

Last Verified

March 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 41899
  • 1P30AG059307 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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