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Register: Netherlands Trial Register
Last refreshed on: 28 April 2013
Main ID:  NTR825
Date of registration: 23/11/2006
Primary sponsor: Viersprong Institute for Studies on Personality Disorders (VISPD)
Public title: Study on Cost-Effectiveness of Personality Disorder Treatment.
Scientific title: A quasi-experimental prospective study of dose-effect relations in and possibilities of matched care for pscychotherapeutic treatment of personality disorders. - SCEPTRE
Date of first enrolment: 1/9/2003
Target sample size: 821
Recruitment status: complete
URL:  http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=825
Study type:  intervention
Study design:  Randomised: No; Masking: None; Control: Not applicable; Group: Parallel; Type: -  
Countries of recruitment
The Netherlands
Contacts
Name: Helene  Andrea
Address:  Viersprong Institute for Studies on Personality Disorders (VISPD) P.O. Box 7 4660 AA Halsteren The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)164 632200
Email: helene.andrea@deviersprong.nl
Affiliation: 
Name: Roel  Verheul
Address:  Viersprong Institute for Studies on Personality Disorders (VISPD) P.O. Box 7 4660 AA Halsteren The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)164 632200
Email: roel.verheul@deviersprong.nl
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. At least one DSM-IV axis-II diagnosis;
2. An indication for psychotherapeutic treatment aiming at structural improvement of the personality pathology (besides symptomatic and/or functional improvement).

Exclusion criteria: 1. Insufficient command of Dutch language;
2. Severe cognitive impairments;
3. Mental retardation;
4. Axis-I schizophrenia.


Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Personality disorder

Intervention(s)
Psychotherapeutic treatment programs for patients with personality pathology that will be distinguished from one another according to the following dosages:
1. Short (maximum of 6 months) outpatient;
2. Short day hospital;
3. Short inpatient;
4. Long (at least 6 months) outpatient;
5. Long day hospital;
6. Long inpatient.
Primary Outcome(s)
1. Structural improvement of personality pathology (assessed with oq-45, sipp);
2. Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs).
Secondary Outcome(s)
1. Symptomatic improvement (assessed with the SCL-90);
2. Functional improvement (assessed with, amongst others, questions regarding work situatin and care consumption);
3. Quality of life.
Secondary ID(s)
ISRCTN73817429
N/A
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Psychotherapeutic Center De Viersprong
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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