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Feasibility, efficacy, and session-specific effects of a sports intervention for patients with borderline personality disorder: a randomized controlled trial

Feasibility, efficacy, and session-specific effects of a sports intervention for patients with borderline personality disorder: a randomized controlled trial - SSTAAK

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00029026
Enrollment
60
Registered
2022-05-19
Start date
2022-10-28
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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Conditions

F60.3

Interventions

Group 1: Sport unit SSTAAK with 6 modules and 12 sessions (50 min), 2x per week (intervention period 6 weeks). The following topics are addressed through sports: perseverance and self-efficacy experie

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Zentrum für Psychosoziale Psychiatrie, Station für Persönlichkeitsstörungen
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • presence of ICD-10 (clinician diagnosis) emotional-instable personality disorder • consent to participate at SSTAAK or the standard sports program • consent to participate in study (informed consent) • sufficient understanding of the German language • group capability

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • medical contraindication to participation at SSTAAK or the standard sports program

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pre- and post-session questionnaire: Before and after each session at SSTAAK, patients receive a pre- and post-session questionnaire (revised version used by Miegel et al. 2019, 2020) which captures psychopathological and interactional symptoms and other (mental) skills that correspond to the content of the modules of the training sessions. Subjective appraisal of SSTAAK: The subjective appraisal questionnaire captures patients' subjective opinions about SSTAAK (T1). The Borderline Symptom List 23 (BSL-23): The BSL-23 is a self-report scale to assess the level of intrapsychic distress in borderline patients (T0,T1,T2).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Expert rating rating pre- and post-session questionnaire: After each session at SSTAAK, trainers assess the change (1 item) in the psychopathological and interactional symptom corresponding to the training session in an expert rating (in session). Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9): A self-rating questionnaire to assess depressive symptoms (T0, T1, T2). International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ): The IPAQ records physical activity in everyday life (T0). Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q): The PAR-Q elicits whether a physician should be consulted before beginning physical activity or exercise (T0). Exercise Dependence Scale (EDS-R): The EDS-R is a screening instrument for sports addiction (T0). Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-15): A self-assessment questionnaire to assess the severity of somatic symptoms (T0, T1, T2). Questionnaire on dissociative symptoms (FDS-20): The FDS-20 is a self-report instrument for the assessment of dissociative symptoms (T0, T1, T2). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5): The PCL-5 captures self-report symptoms of PTSD (T0, T1, T2). Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (Audit-C): The Audit-C captures problematic alcohol use in self-rating (T0, T1, T2). Child Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ): The CTQ captures childhood trauma in self-report (T0). Standardized Assessment of Severity of Personality Disorder (SASPD): The SASPD captures personality disorders (T0). Level of Personality Functioning Scale-Brief Form (LPFS-BF): The LPFS-BF captures self-report levels of personality functioning (T0, T1, T2). Personality Inventory for DSM-5 brief form (PID-5-BF): The PID-5-BF captures maladaptive personality factors for the self-report diagnosis of personality disorder (T0,T1,T2). Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (FMPS): The FMPS captures self-reported perfectionism (T0, T1, T2). General Self-Efficacy Expectancy Scale (SWE): The SWE captures the patient's self-efficacy expectancy

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSarah Biedermann

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Zentrum für Psychosoziale Psychiatrie, Station für Persönlichkeitsstörungen

s.biedermann@uke.de+49 40 7410 52211

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026