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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 13 January 2015
Main ID:  ISRCTN89423966
Date of registration: 13/02/2007
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University of Manchester (UK)
Public title: Evaluation of a cognitive-behavioural (schema-focused) therapy in the personality disorder service at Ashworth Hospital
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Date of first enrolment: 01/11/2004
Target sample size: 60
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN89423966
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Independent phase II Medical Research Council (MRC) framework exploratory trial using a randomised controlled trial methodology (Treatment)  
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Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Contacts
Name: Mairead    Dolan
Address:  Edenfield Centre Bolton Salford & Trafford Mental Health NHS Trust Prestwich M25 3BL Manchester United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)161 772 3855
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Male personality disorder patients
2. Aged between 18 and 70 years
3. Currently a resident at Ashworth Hospital; new admissions will also be included in the study if they are allocated to stay for the duration of the treatment intervention

Exclusion criteria: 1. Current psychotic symptoms
2. Organic brain syndromes
3. Intelligence Quotient (IQ) less than 70


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Gender: Male
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Personality Disorder
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Disorders of adult personality and behaviour
Intervention(s)
Subjects will be randomly assigned to the 'Treatment As Usual' (TAU) group versus the enhanced CBT group (TAU or SF-CBT). Randomisation will take place in such a way that each of the clinical teams managing cases will have an equal number of cases in the TAU and SF-CBT groups. Randomisation will be conducted, independently, by a remote telephone randomisation service.
Primary Outcome(s)
Personal schemata
Secondary Outcome(s)
1. Personality traits
2. Risk to others
3. Interpersonal style
4. Emotional regulation
5. Impulsiveness
Secondary ID(s)
RDS/03/152
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Dangerous & Severe Personality Disorder (DSPD) Programme, Home Office (UK) (ref: RDS/03/152)
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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