Exposure-Based Treatment for Perfectionism

Florida State University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Perfectionism

Treatments: Behavioral: Exposure-based Treatment for Perfectionism (ETP)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04500457

HSC2019.27351

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is examining the efficacy of a computerized, exposure-based, intervention for perfectionism.

Full description

The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of a two-week computerized exposure-based treatment for perfectionism (ETP). Individuals with elevated perfectionism will be randomly assigned to ETP or a waitlist (WL) control condition. ETP will consist of three tasks in which they will repeatedly make mistakes, repeated for five sessions over a two-week period (one session every 3 days).

Enrollment: 76 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Score of at least 29 on the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale- Concern over Mistakes subscale

Exclusion criteria

• Current moderate or severe substance use disorder, psychotic disorder, or bipolar disorder
• Current suicidal ideation (imminent risk)
• Currently participating in psychotherapy
• Any changes to psychotropic medications in the past four weeks

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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76 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

This arm consists of a 2-week computerized, exposure-based intervention. Treatment sessions are completed every 3 days at home (5 treatment sessions total).

Treatment:

Behavioral: Exposure-based Treatment for Perfectionism (ETP)

Wait-List Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in this condition will not receive treatment.