Social Cognition Individualized Activities Lab (SoCIAL) - cognitive training in Borderline Personality Disorder: a pilot study

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: borderline personality disorder; Mental Health - Psychosis and personality disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12624000144516
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Turin

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2024-02-15
• Last Update Posted: 19 February 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Consecutive (18-60 years), outpatients with a diagnosis of BPD according to DSM-5 criteria will be enrolled.
The diagnosis is made by evaluation by experienced clinicians and by administration of SCID-5 (Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 personality disorders).

Exclusion Criteria

a) presence of neuropsychiatric comorbidities, assessed according to DSM-5 criteria and including: neurodevelopmental disorders; neurocognitive disorders; schizophrenia and schizophrenic spectrum disorders; bipolar disorder
b) concomitant major depressive episode and/or active substance use;
c) symptomatological severity judged by the clinician to be incompatible with the intervention setting

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary outcome: any change in social cognition skills, assessed using Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMEIT) and Facial Emotion Identification Test (FEIT). [ Recruited patients and control subjects will be evaluated at baseline (t0) and at 10 weeks post enrolment<br>(t1).];Primary outcome: any change in narrative coherence, assessed with Narrative Coherence Coding Scheme (NaCCS).[ Recruited patients and control subjects will be evalueted at baseline (t0) and at 10 weeks post enrolment (t1)]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary outcomes: Any change at psychometric scales assessing severity of symptoms assessed using Borderline Personality Disorder Severity Index-IV (BPDSI-IV) and Clinical Global Impression Severity (CGI-S); [ Recruited patients and control subjects will be evaluated at baseline (t0) and at 10 weeks post enrolment<br>(t1).];Secondary outcomes: Any change at psychometric scales assessing social and global functioning assessed using Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale (SOFAS);[ Recruited patients and control subjects will be evaluated at baseline (t0) and at 10 weeks post enrolment (t1).];Secondary outcomes: Any change at psychometric scales assessing cognitive abilities assessed using Screen for cognitive impairment in psychiatry (SCIP).[ Recruited patients and control subjects will be evaluated at baseline (t0) and at 10 weeks post enrolment (t1).]