STAIR for Trauma and Emotion Dysregulation

Stanford University

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Borderline Personality Disorder; Emotion Regulation

Treatments: Behavioral: STAIR

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05397613

64219

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will examine the impact of Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR) group, using self-report measures, on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), emotional dysregulation, borderline personality disorder symptoms, global psychopathology, and access to quality mental health care. Aims include assessing the feasibility of STAIR, reducing patients' trauma and emotion dysregulation symptoms, examining whether STAIR may be used as an alternative to DBT for patients on the DBT, and improving patient satisfaction and clinic efficiency

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Be 18 years or older.
• Have a DSM-5 diagnosis and/or symptoms for which DBT is an indicated treatment
• Meet DSM-5 criteria for a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Meet criteria at a subclinical level for BPD (a minimum of three symptoms)
• Must be able to make group commitments for attendance, safety, and sobriety during group

Exclusion criteria

• If currently receiving individual therapy that follows the DBT protocol or is an evidence-based trauma-focused therapy
• If the STAIR therapy group is determined to be clinically contraindicated

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

STAIR

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will complete 1.5 hr group sessions once per week for 12 weeks of Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR). Participants will complete self-report measures pre, post, and at one month intervals.

Treatment:

Behavioral: STAIR

Waitlist control

Experimental group

Description:

First, participants will remain on the DBT waitlist for 12 weeks receiving no active intervention and will complete pre and post-measures. Then participants will complete 1.5 hr group sessions once per week for 12 weeks of Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR). Participants will complete self-report measures pre, post, and at one month intervals.

Treatment:

Behavioral: STAIR