Psychotherapeutic modulation of emotion regulation in borderline patients using mental images – (A) Investigating therapeutic effects, as well as (B) assessing neuronal correlates through functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRT)
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- F60.31
- Registration Number
- DRKS00010620
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitätsklinikum Ulm, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie III
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 48
Inclusion Criteria
ICD-10 F60.31 Borderline personality disorder
Habitual, current self-mutilation
Imaginations to self-mutilations
No psychotherapy alongside the intervention
Exclusion Criteria
Pregnancy
Metal implants (e.g. cardiac pacemaker)
Wearing metal (magnetic) and non-removable pieces of jewelry, tattoos or cosmetics
Women using a copper coil as contraceptive
Reduced general health
Aged under 18
Severe phobia of cramped rooms (claustrophobia)
Regular intake of medication (excluding L-thyroxin, statins, ACE inhibitors, oral contraceptives and antidepressants)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement of emotion regulation:<br>- Questionnaire assessing emotion regulation in adults (FEEL-E)<br>- Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ)<br><br>Assessment: Baseline, post-treatment after two weeks, follow-up after 3 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Psychopathology: <br>- Becks Depression Inventory (BDI-II)<br>- Clinical Global Impressions (CGI)<br><br>Borderline-Symptoms:<br>- Borderline Symptom List 95 (BSL-95)<br>- Impulsivity Scale -27 (IS-27)<br><br>Non-Suicidal Self-Injury-Behaviour:<br>-Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviours Interview (SITBI)<br>-Diary Cards<br><br>Imagination:<br>- Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire (VVIQ)<br>- Impact of Future Events Scale (IFES)