Mentalization Based Treatment - Introductory (MBT-I) Group for Male Prisoners With Borderline and/or Antisocial Personality Disorder

Mentalization Based Treatment - Introductory Group for Male Prisoners With Borderline and/or Antisocial Personality Disorder in Her Majesty's Prison Barlinnie

Established evidence base with MBT for treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and/or Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD). Demographic information of United Kingdom prison population highlights large proportion of offenders with PD. There is no agreed universal approach to treatment of PD within Scottish prisons with large variance across the prison estate. MBT pilots in HMP Edinburgh and HMP Cornton Vale have demonstrated positive findings in female offenders which could be replicated in male populations.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD); Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD)
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Treatment as usual; Other: Mentalization Based Treatment-Introductory

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 30
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United Kingdom
  • Glasgow, United Kingdom
    • NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Primary diagnosis of BPD and/or ASPD
• Co-morbidity with other personality disorder is accepted
• Sentenced prisoners with estimated date of liberation > six months

Exclusion Criteria:

• Co-morbid severe and enduring mental illness (schizophrenia, delusional disorder, bipolar affective disorder, major depressive disorder)
• Co-morbid organic brain disorder (acquired brain injury, alcohol related brain damage)
• Remand prisoners
• Uncontrolled substance dependence
• Index offence of sexual offending
• Repeatedly chaotic, antisocial or violent behaviour in prison
• Care in segregation and reintegration unit in past 3 months
• Current individual specialist psychological therapy in prison
• English as not first language

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: MBT-I; 12 sessions of MBT	Other: Mentalization Based Treatment-Introductory; Mentalization Based Treatment-Introductory
Active Comparator: Waiting list control; Treatment as usual	Other: Treatment as usual; Treatment as usual

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Completion of three MBT-I group cycles	Participants to have attended ≥75% (9 or more out of 12) of scheduled sessions to consider this successful completion of the programme. ≥50% participants who commenced session one to have completed the intervention as described above to consider the group successful.	18 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Quantitative data measuring change in difficulties with interpersonal relationships pre- and post-intervention	Inventory of Interpersonal Problems-32 (IIP-32) to be administered one week pre-, one week post- and three months post-intervention. The scale measures difficulties with interpersonal relationships which are a core feature of personality disorder psychopathology. There are 32 items scored on a 5 point scale (0-4) measuring 2 domains of affiliating and distancing (16 items each) difficulties with interpersonal relationships. There are 8 differing interpersonal relationship styles (4 each for affiliating and distancing). The maximum score therefore for each style is 16 (4 x 4 point scores), for each domain is 64 (16 x 4 point scores), and total score is 128 (32 x 4 point scores). The minimum score is 0. Higher values indicate increasing severity.	21 months
Quantitative data measuring change in difficulties with interpersonal relationships pre- and post-control	Inventory of Interpersonal Problems-32 (IIP-32) to be administered one week pre-, one week post- and three months post-intervention. The scale measures difficulties with interpersonal relationships which are a core feature of personality disorder psychopathology. There are 32 items scored on a 5 point scale (0-4) measuring 2 domains of affiliating and distancing (16 items each) difficulties with interpersonal relationships. There are 8 differing interpersonal relationship styles (4 each for affiliating and distancing). The maximum score therefore for each style is 16 (4 x 4 point scores), for each domain is 64 (16 x 4 point scores), and total score is 128 (32 x 4 point scores). The minimum score is 0. Higher values indicate increasing severity.	21 months
Quantitative data measuring change in difficulties with impulsivity pre- and post-intervention	Barrett Impulsiveness Scale (BIS) to be administered one week pre-, one week post- and three months post-intervention. The scale measures difficulties with impulsivity which is a core feature of personality disorder psychopathology. There are 30 items scored on a 4 point (1-4) scale measuring impulsivity. The maximum score is 120 (30 x 4 point scores). The minimum score is 30 (30 x 1 point scores). Higher values indicate increasing severity.	21 months
Quantitative data measuring change in difficulties with impulsivity pre- and post-control	Barrett Impulsiveness Scale (BIS) to be administered one week pre-, one week post- and three months post-intervention. The scale measures difficulties with impulsivity which is a core feature of personality disorder psychopathology. There are 30 items scored on a 4 point (1-4) scale measuring impulsivity. The maximum score is 120 (30 x 4 point scores). The minimum score is 30 (30 x 1 point scores). Higher values indicate increasing severity.	21 months
Quantitative data measuring change in difficulties with reflective functioning pre- and post-intervention	Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ) to be administered one week pre-, one week post- and three months post-intervention. The scale measures difficulties with reflective functioning which is a core feature of personality disorder psychopathology. There are 54 items scored on a 7 point (1-7) scale measuring 2 domains of certainty and uncertainty (26 items each) difficulties with reflective functioning. Two items do not score. Only extreme rankings score points for each item (i.e 7 or 1 scores 3, 6 or 2 scores 2 and 5 or 3 scores 1 depending on the item type). The maximum score therefore for each domain is 78 (26 x 3 point scores), and total score is 156 (52 x 3 point scores). The minimum score is 0. Higher values indicate increasing severity.	21 months
Quantitative data measuring change in difficulties with reflective functioning pre- and post-control	Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ) to be administered one week pre-, one week post- and three months post-intervention. The scale measures difficulties with reflective functioning which is a core feature of personality disorder psychopathology. There are 54 items scored on a 7 point (1-7) scale measuring 2 domains of certainty and uncertainty (26 items each) difficulties with reflective functioning. Two items do not score. Only extreme rankings score points for each item (i.e 7 or 1 scores 3, 6 or 2 scores 2 and 5 or 3 scores 1 depending on the item type). The maximum score therefore for each domain is 78 (26 x 3 point scores), and total score is 156 (52 x 3 point scores). The minimum score is 0. Higher values indicate increasing severity.	21 months
Quantitative data measuring change in depressive symptoms pre- and post-intervention	Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI) to be administered one week pre-, one week post- and three months post-intervention. The scale measures depressive symptoms which are a common feature of personality disorder psychopathology. There are 21 items scored on a 4 point (0-3) scale measuring depressive symptoms. The maximum score is 63 (21 x 3 point scores). The minimum score is 0. Higher values indicate increasing severity (1-10 - these ups and downs are considered normal; 11-16 - mild mood disturbance; 17-20 - borderline clinical depression; 21-30 - moderate depression; 31-40 - severe depression; >40 - extreme depression).	21 months
Quantitative data measuring change in depressive symptoms pre- and post-control	Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI) to be administered one week pre-, one week post- and three months post-intervention. The scale measures depressive symptoms which are a common feature of personality disorder psychopathology. There are 21 items scored on a 4 point (0-3) scale measuring depressive symptoms. The maximum score is 63 (21 x 3 point scores). The minimum score is 0. Higher values indicate increasing severity (1-10 - these ups and downs are considered normal; 11-16 - mild mood disturbance; 17-20 - borderline clinical depression; 21-30 - moderate depression; 31-40 - severe depression; >40 - extreme depression).	21 months
Quantitative data measuring change in anxiety symptoms pre- and post-intervention	Beck's Anxiety Inventory (BAI) to be administered one week pre-, one week post- and three months post-intervention. The scale measures anxiety symptoms which are a common feature of personality disorder psychopathology. There are 21 items scored on a 4 point (0-3) scale measuring anxiety symptoms. The maximum score is 63 (21 x 3 point scores). The minimum score is 0. Higher values indicate increasing severity (0-21 - low anxiety; 22-35 - moderate anxiety; >35 - potentially concerning levels of anxiety).	21 months
Quantitative data measuring change in anxiety symptoms pre- and post-control	Beck's Anxiety Inventory (BAI) to be administered one week pre-, one week post- and three months post-intervention. The scale measures anxiety symptoms which are a common feature of personality disorder psychopathology. There are 21 items scored on a 4 point (0-3) scale measuring anxiety symptoms. The maximum score is 63 (21 x 3 point scores). The minimum score is 0. Higher values indicate increasing severity (0-21 - low anxiety; 22-35 - moderate anxiety; >35 - potentially concerning levels of anxiety).	21 months
Quantitative data measuring change in social functioning and satisfaction pre- and post-intervention	Social Adjustment Scale - Self Report (SAS-SR) to be administered one week pre-, one week post- and three months post-intervention. The scale measures difficulties with social functioning and satisfaction which are common sequelae of personality disorder. There are 54 items scored measuring instrumental and expressive performance over the past two weeks. They examine across 6 domains - work, social and leisure, extended family, primary relationship, parental, family unit. Within these domains, the items cover 4 categories - performance, friction with people, finer aspects of interpersonal relations, and feelings and satisfactions.	21 months
Quantitative data measuring change in social functioning and satisfaction pre- and post-control	Social Adjustment Scale - Self Report (SAS-SR) to be administered one week pre-, one week post- and three months post-intervention. The scale measures difficulties with social functioning and satisfaction which are common sequelae of personality disorder. There are 54 items scored measuring instrumental and expressive performance over the past two weeks. They examine across 6 domains - work, social and leisure, extended family, primary relationship, parental, family unit. Within these domains, the items cover 4 categories - performance, friction with people, finer aspects of interpersonal relations, and feelings and satisfactions.	21 months
Quantitative data measuring change in overall symptoms and functioning pre- and post-intervention	Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation - Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) to be administered one week pre-, one week post- and three months post-intervention. The scale measures overall change in symptoms and functioning from baseline following completion of the intervention. There are 34 items scored on a 5 point (0-4) scale measuring overall change across 4 domains - subjective well-being (4 items), problems and symptoms (12 items), life functioning (12 items), and risk and harm (6 items). The maximum score is 136 (34 x 4 point scores). The minimum score is 0. Higher values indicate increasing severity.	21 months
Quantitative data measuring change in overall symptoms and functioning pre- and post-control	Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation - Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) to be administered one week pre-, one week post- and three months post-intervention. The scale measures overall change in symptoms and functioning from baseline following completion of the intervention. There are 34 items scored on a 5 point (0-4) scale measuring overall change across 4 domains - subjective well-being (4 items), problems and symptoms (12 items), life functioning (12 items), and risk and harm (6 items). The maximum score is 136 (34 x 4 point scores). The minimum score is 0. Higher values indicate increasing severity.	21 months
Quantitative data from behavioural proxy measures examining change in the number of challenging behaviours pre- and post-intervention	The number of discipline procedures (reports) and Incentives and Enhanced Privileges (IEPs) will be examined over a three month period pre-intervention, three month period during the intervention and three month period post-intervention. This allows a behavioural proxy measure of negative (reports) vs. positive (IEPs) behaviours.	21 months
Quantitative data from behavioural proxy measures examining change in the number of challenging behaviours pre- and post-control	The number of discipline procedures (reports) and Incentives and Enhanced Privileges (IEPs) will be examined over a three month period pre-intervention, three month period during the intervention and three month period post-intervention. This allows a behavioural proxy measure of negative (reports) vs. positive (IEPs) behaviours.	21 months
Qualitative data from follow up interviews of participants examining understanding of and overall satisfaction of intervention	Semi-structured interview schedule to be completed one week post- and three months post- intervention. This will examine participant's understanding of the concepts of the intervention, in addition to their overall satisfaction.	21 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): August 1, 2019
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): August 1, 2021
• Study Completion (Anticipated): August 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 10, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 23, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): July 26, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 26, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 23, 2019
• Last Verified: July 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Pathologic Processes; Personality Disorders; Disease; Antisocial Personality Disorder; Borderline Personality Disorder
• Other Study ID Numbers: GN19MH314

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No