Personality Change Study for Borderline Personality Disorder

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Borderline Personality Disorder
• Interventions: Behavioral: Personality-Based Therapy

• Registration Number: NCT06005129
• Lead Sponsor: Shannon E. Sauer-Zavala

Brief Summary

Participants with borderline personality disorder will undergo an a 2 - 4 week baseline assessment to determine level of outcomes of interest in the absence of treatment. After the baseline period, participants will receive six weekly 50-60-minute treatment sessions. After the 6 treatment sessions, participants will complete a 4-week follow-up period to determine the sustainability of the treatment module.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-08-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-08-16
• Study First Posted: 2023-08-22
• Study Start: 2024-09-15
• Status Verified: 2025-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-02-21
• Last Update Posted: 2025-02-25
• Primary Completion: 2025-12-15
• Study Completion: 2025-12-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Speak English fluently
• Diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder

Exclusion Criteria

• diagnosed psychological conditions that would be better addressed by alternative treatments
• concurrent psychotherapy
• medication instability
• substance use disorder

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Personality-based treatment 4 week baseline	Personality-Based Therapy	Participants will receive treatment tailored to 1 of 3 personality dimensions after a 4 week baseline assessment
Personality-based treatment 2 week baseline	Personality-Based Therapy	Participants will receive treatment tailored to 1 of 3 personality dimensions after a 2 week baseline assessment

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in clinician-rated borderline personality disorder symptoms	up to 14 weeks (pre-baseline, pre-intervention, post-intervention, post-follow-up)	Change in borderline personality disorder symptoms will be measured using Zanarini Rating Scale for Borderline Personality Disorder (ZAN-BPD) - clinician-rated version. Scores range from 0-36; higher scores indicate greater severity of borderline personality disorder symptoms
Change in patient-reported borderline personality disorder symptoms	weekly up to 14 weeks	Change in borderline personality disorder symptoms will be measured using Zanarini Rating Scale for Borderline Personality Disorder (ZAN-BPD) - self-report version. Scores range from 0-36; higher scores indicate greater severity of borderline personality disorder symptoms

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Clinic for Emotional Health at the University of Kentucky; 🇺🇸 Lexington, Kentucky, United States