The addition of STEPPS in the treatment of patients with bipolar disorder and comorbid borderline personality features: an open pilot study

• Conditions: bipolair disorder; manic-depressive illness; 10026753

• Registration Number: NL-OMON44128
• Lead Sponsor: VU Medisch Centrum, Amsterdam

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 6 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 25

Inclusion Criteria

• age 18 - 65
• diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder-I, Bipolar Disorder-II, or Bipolar Disorder-NOS
• comorbid Borderline Personality Disorder or Borderline Personality Features (at least 3 of 9 DSM-IV-TR criteria, including at least impulsivity and anger bursts)

Exclusion Criteria

• hospitalization for suicide risk
• current severe depressive episode (IDS-SR > 38)
• current severe manic episode (YMRS > 20)
• currently having a separate specialized treatment for substance abuse
• unable to understand Dutch language
• patients having received STEPPS/VERS in the past 2 years
• patients who participate external in a STEPPS/VERS training during inclusion
• patients currently receive a psychotherapy
• patients without informed consent
• unable to comply STEPPS protocol

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The first primary outcome will be the symptomatic course of BD: occurrence,<br /><br>frequency, severity, and duration of manic and depressive symptoms. The second<br /><br>primary outcome will be the course, severity and burden of borderline<br /><br>personality features. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary study parameter are: quality of life, mental healthcare consumption,<br /><br>and general psychopathological symptoms not related to bipolar disorder or<br /><br>borderline personality features.</p><br>