Evaluation of a Six-session Psycho-education Group Program

• Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Other)
• Overall Status: Terminated
• CT.gov ID: NCT00400933
• Collaborator: The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Health (Other)
• Enrollment: 10
• Location: 1
• Arm: 1
• Duration (Months): 37
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 0.3

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The aim of this project is to analyze the impact of a psycho-educational group program on the family members and close friends of persons with eating disorders and co-morbid personality disorders.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Eating Disorders; Personality Disorders	Behavioral: psycho-education	Phase 1

Detailed Description

The aim of this project is to analyze the impact of a six session psycho-educational group program on the family members and close friends of persons with eating disorders and co-morbid personality disorders.

Measurements: General health, perceived caregiver burden, and relation to the patient at the following point of time: pre -, post- and follow up, with waiting list control.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 10 participants
• Allocation: N/A
• Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
• Official Title: Evaluation of a Six-session Psycho-education Group Program Delivered to Family Members and Close Friends of Patients Suffering From Eating Disorders and Co-morbid Personality Disorders
• Study Start Date: Nov 1, 2006
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Dec 1, 2008
• Actual Study Completion Date: Dec 1, 2009

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: psycho-education six session psycho-educational group program for family members and close friends of persons with eating disorders and co-morbid personality disorders	Behavioral: psycho-education; six session psycho-educational group program for family members and close friends of persons with eating disorders and co-morbid personality disorders

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Scores on perceived caregiver burden (Experience of Caregiving Inventory [ECI]) [1 year]

Secondary Outcome Measures

1. Scores on general health and relational variables [1 year]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 67 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• Relatives and close friends to persons receiving treatment for their eating disorder and comorbid personality disorder.

• 18 years,

• Speak and understand norwegian language, and

• Informed consent to participate for both relative and patient.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St Olavs Hospital, University Hospital of Trondheim	Trondheim		Norway	7044

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Health

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Are Holen, PhD MD, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00400933
• Other Study ID Numbers: 4,2006.2005
• First Posted: Nov 17, 2006
• Last Update Posted: Feb 13, 2012
• Last Verified: Feb 1, 2012

• Keywords provided by Norwegian University of Science and Technology: Psycho-education; Eating disorders; Personality disorders; Relatives and close friends; Caregiver burden
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Disease; Feeding and Eating Disorders; Personality Disorders

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Feb 13, 2012