The current study presents a preparational feasibility study. Its aim is to assess feasibility of the GIT-PD Youth intervention on the one hand, and to assess the feasibility of a multicentre research design on the other hand. More specifically, we…
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Condition
- Personality disorders and disturbances in behaviour
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Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Primary outcome is the severity of PD symptoms.
Secondary outcome
secondary outcomes are level of personality, social and academic functioning,
severity of depressive- and anxiety symptoms, emotion dysregulation symptoms
and the severity of suicidal ideation and behaviour.
Background summary
Given the longstanding consequences of personality disorders (PD), the focus in
the field has recently switched to prevention and early intervention of
personality pathology. Although there is increasing evidence for the benefits
of some specialist psychotherapeutic approaches, their widespread dissemination
is hampered by high training demands. The primary aim of GIT-PD Youth is to
prevent personality pathology to having a major impact on the development of
adolescents by designing a pathway for early detection and generalist
intervention based on the common factors of these evidence-based treatments. In
the long term, the ultimate goal may be to help closing the treatment gap for
adolescents with emerging PDs by offering an alternative and accessible
frontline PD-oriented treatment.
Study objective
The current study presents a preparational feasibility study. Its aim is to
assess feasibility of the GIT-PD Youth intervention on the one hand, and to
assess the feasibility of a multicentre research design on the other hand. More
specifically, we will study the feasibility of the intervention itself by
studying its acceptability by young persons and families in terms of treatment
retention and client satisfaction, and by estimating potential treatment
benefits following the intervention.
Study design
Feasibility study with a a one-group pretest-posttest design.
Intervention
GIT-PD Youth provides a treatment framework to improve care as usual by
applying a set of principles derived from existing evidence based treatments.
It*s a principle driven, common factors approach with specific attention to
relational dynamics and crisis management. Treatment is highly structured and
the clinical process is phased with specific treatment goals to be identified,
resulting in a modular treatment approach.
Study burden and risks
The risks of participating in this trial are minimal. GIT-PD has been
investigated among adults and is currently offered in routine care, as
recommended by national treatment guidelines. The interviews and assessments
may be somewhat burdensome, but do not carry specific risks.
Peter Vineloolaan 50
Bergen op Zoom 4611 AN
NL
Peter Vineloolaan 50
Bergen op Zoom 4611 AN
NL
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Age
Inclusion criteria
The targeted participants are adolescents with emerging symptoms of personality
pathology. Only participants between the ages of 12 and 18 years will be
included in the study. Participants for the study will be recruited after a
thorough screening for eligibility (see below). More specifically, participants
will be considered as eligible for the study when they meet the threshold for
personality disorders according to the alternative model for personality
disorders in DSM-5, meaning they should display moderate or more severe
impairments in personality functioning (score >= 2,) as assessed through the
Semi-structured Interview for Personality Functioning DSM-5 (STiP-5.1).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria are: insufficient mastery of the Dutch language, severe risk
of suicide requiring immediate intervention and cognitive impairment (IQ <75).
The WAIS-IV will be administered when intellectual impairment is suspected.
Patients will also be excluded when they meet the DSM-5 criteria for (severe)
psychotic disorders, autism spectrum disorder and (severe) substance abuse.
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Recruitment
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL81304.028.22 |