The Effectiveness of Mentalization-Based Treatment-Early (MBT-early) in Adolescents With Emerging Borderline-personality Disorder: a Single Case Experimental Design
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 进行中（未招募）
- 入组人数
- 8
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Level of Personality Functioning
研究概览
简要总结
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by problems in emotion regulation, identity disturbances, and impaired interpersonal functioning. Because BPD may determine health and quality of life in long term, it is important to focus on early detection and early intervention to prevent worsening. In this study, the effectiveness of a new intervention, MBT-early, is investigated in adolescents with borderline personality problems, using a single-case experimental design (SCED).
V1.0 Initial release - [13/12/2023]: Initial registration.
V1.1 2 Amendments - [14-07-2025]:
- (1) Amendment to to clarify the use of diagnostic data (SCID-5-S) for inclusion purposes and to add logbooks documenting deviations from standard treatment protocols. Approved by the METC on 22-10-2024.
- (2) Amendment to include to expand the sample size from 6 to 8 participants and to include a qualitative component involving semi-structured interviews with participants, their caregivers, and therapists. Approved by the METC on 23-01-2025.
详细描述
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by problems in emotion regulation, identity disturbances, and impaired interpersonal functioning. Because BPD may determine health and quality of life in long term, it is important to focus on early detection and early intervention to prevent worsening. In this study, the effectiveness of a new intervention, MBT-early, is investigated in adolescents with borderline personality problems through a single case experimental design (SCED). Existing studies into the efficacy of psychotherapeutic interventions for young people with a (subclinical) borderline personality disorder (BPD) show mixed results. An obvious explanation therefore lies in the heterogeneity of the samples studied, where the same intervention is investigated by young people with some characteristics of borderline personality problems in an early stage as by young people with significant borderline personality problems at a later stage. However, there is evidence that interventions should be targeted specifically at the stage of progression of the disorder ('staged care'). Interventions may be more effective when they correspond to the stage of disease progression. MBT-early is an intervention intended for young people in an early stage of BPD. The intervention not only addresses the characteristics of BPD, but generally aims to improve personality functioning. MBT-early focuses on strengthening the young person's mentalizing capacity and to increase epistemic trust (the openness to learn from others) in order to prevent developmental stagnation and chronic consequences of personality disfunctioning. Although there is evidence for the efficacy of MBT for adults and adolescents, MBT-early has not yet been studied in terms of effectiveness. This study sets out to investigate the effectiveness of MBT-early, using a Single Case Experimental Design. The investigators hypothesize that treating youngsters with early features of BPD with MBT-early results in reduction of features of personality problems and the most frequently occurring symptoms (depressive symptoms). Exploratively mechanisms of change are being explored.
Research questions:
- What is the effectiveness of MBT-early in youth with early stage BPD? 1a) What effect does MBT-early have on the improvement of personality functioning? 1b) What effect does early MBT have on the degree of depressed mood?
- What are the possible working mechanisms of MBT-early? 2a) Does the youth's mentalizing ability influence the improvement of personality functioning? 2b) Does epistemic trust affect the improvement of personality functioning?
Objective of the study: The primary objective is to study the effectiveness of MBT-early in terms of treatment outcome on personality functioning and depressive symptoms. As a second objective the investigators will exploratively study the presumed working mechanisms of the MBT-early intervention (mentalizing capacities and epistemic trust).
Amendment 1 (Approved October 22, 2024):
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 12 Years 至 18 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •age between 12 and 18 years,
- •Three to six traits of borderline personality disorder as assessed by the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 Syndrome Disorders
- •Mild to moderate disability with regard to functioning in school, at home and in the peer group.
排除标准
- •presence of a primary diagnosis that requires other specialist treatment (e.g. autism spectrum disorder, chronic psychotic disorder, severe eating disorder of sever substance abuse disorder),
- •More than one comorbid classification,
- •Severe disability with regard to functioning in school, at home and in the peer group representative for later stage BPD.
结局指标
主要结局
Level of Personality Functioning
时间窗: through study completion, approximately 1 year
Assessed by the Level of Personality Functioning Scale-Brief form, version 2.0 (LPFS-BF-2.0, 12 items). Weekly assessment during the baseline period of six weeks, weekly assessment during the intervention period of 16 weeks and 4 assessments spread over a period of six months, during the booster phase.
Depressive symptoms
时间窗: through study completion, approximately 1 year
Assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2, 2 items). Weekly assessment during the baseline period of six weeks, weekly assessment during the intervention period of 16 weeks and 4 assessments spread over a period of six months, during the booster phase.
次要结局
- Mentalizing Capacities(through study completion, approximately 1 year)
- Epistemic Trust(through study completion, approximately 1 year)