Cognitive Rehabilitation Versus Psychoeducation in Psychosocial Functioning of Borderline Personality Disorder

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

70 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-04-30

Study Completion Date

2013-06-30

Brief Summary

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Study design was a multicenter, randomized, rater-blind clinical trial. There were two-parallel arms (1:1) to evaluate functional, clinical and cognitive efficacy of a specific cognitive rehabilitation group intervention (CR) compared with a psychoeducational group intervention (PE) in subjects with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).

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Detailed Description

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To ensure the reliability among centers regarding the evaluation and the treatment fidelity, two meetings were organized before the start of the study to train therapists in the evaluations and interventions.

Clinical and neuropsychological evaluations before interventions were administered in different days since they lasted in general more than one hour each one and the effect of fatigue or boredom might affect the results. Clinical interviews were performed by experienced psychiatrists and psychologists during 3 months to ensure the follow-up of all participants prospectively. The following sociodemographic and clinical variables were collected: age at recruitment, gender, education level, occupational status, and pharmacological treatment. All participants were then randomized to receive CR or PE in a 1:1 ratio stratified by center, age, and education level. Randomization was accomplished with the use of computer-generated sequence.

During the study, subjects did not receive any other individual or group psychotherapy. All patients continued pharmacological treatment if it had been initiated prior to inclusion. Type and doses of medication could not be modified during the study period. Both interventions were applied in a group format and were conducted by two psychologists with experience in managing patients with BPD. Subjects were instructed not to disclose any information about the intervention to maintain blind conditions. Participants were evaluated at baseline, after completion of the intervention, and six months after the end of the interventions.

The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and the approval of the Ethical Committee for this study was obtained. All subjects received extensive information about the study and provided written informed consent before they were enrolled in the study.

Conditions

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Neuropsychology

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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cognitive remediation

Cognitive remediation programme in order to improve several cognitive domains.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

cognitive remediation

Intervention Type OTHER

Cognitive Rehabilitation (CR). Consisted on group sessions (5 individuals per group) of 120-minutes, twice a week during a total period of 16 weeks (32 sessions). The exercises addressed neurocognitive issues related to sustained attention, processing speed, memory and executive functioning. The whole program aimed at getting new strategies to improve functional adaptation, thus tasks were carried out in the clinical setting and at home. Some homework tasks were based on their daily life difficulties and problems. The main objective of this program was the generalization of rehabilitated cognitive functions to daily life activities. Most of the techniques were based on a previous program for bipolar disorder.

Psychoeducation

Psychoeducation group in order to improve psychosocial functioning of patients.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Psychoeducation

Intervention Type OTHER

Psychoeducation (PE). The psychoeducation intervention consisted of 16 weekly group sessions of 5 individuals of 120 minutes each (16 sessions). This therapy aimed at improving illness' consciousness , interpersonal abilities, family balance, therapeutical adherence, emotional management in frustrating situations, problems resolutions, and lifestyle regularity. On this intervention, no homework tasks were required. This intervention was based on the Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving (STEPPS) program therapy.

Interventions

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cognitive remediation

Cognitive Rehabilitation (CR). Consisted on group sessions (5 individuals per group) of 120-minutes, twice a week during a total period of 16 weeks (32 sessions). The exercises addressed neurocognitive issues related to sustained attention, processing speed, memory and executive functioning. The whole program aimed at getting new strategies to improve functional adaptation, thus tasks were carried out in the clinical setting and at home. Some homework tasks were based on their daily life difficulties and problems. The main objective of this program was the generalization of rehabilitated cognitive functions to daily life activities. Most of the techniques were based on a previous program for bipolar disorder.

Intervention Type OTHER

Psychoeducation

Psychoeducation (PE). The psychoeducation intervention consisted of 16 weekly group sessions of 5 individuals of 120 minutes each (16 sessions). This therapy aimed at improving illness' consciousness , interpersonal abilities, family balance, therapeutical adherence, emotional management in frustrating situations, problems resolutions, and lifestyle regularity. On this intervention, no homework tasks were required. This intervention was based on the Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving (STEPPS) program therapy.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Cognitive rehabilitation Psychoeducation Programme

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Outpatients aged 18 to 45 years;
* Diagnoses of BPD according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (4th version Revised) (DSM-IV-TR) criteria and evaluated by two semi-structured diagnostic interviews
* Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II Disorders (SCID-II) and the Revised Diagnostic Interview for Borderlines (DIB-R)
* Clinical severity measured with Clinical Global Impression for BPD (CGI-BPD) higher than 4;
* Functional impairment measured with a Global Assessment Functioning (GAF) lower than 65.

Exclusion Criteria

* No severe physical conditions, such as organic brain syndrome or neurological disease that could affect neuropsychological performance;
* Intelligence Quotient (IQ) \< 85;
* Major Depression Disorder (MDD) or substance misuse within the last 6 months;
* Schizophrenia, severe psychotic disorder or bipolar disorder;
* Previous participation in any psychoeducation or cognitive rehabilitation intervention.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No