Differences in clinical characteristics between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD, ICD-11), complex post-traumatic stress disorder (cPTSD, ICD-11) and borderline personality disorder (BPD)

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00032754

Enrollment

300

Registered

2023-10-24

Start date

2023-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-02

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Conditions

Study no. 1: ICD-10 (F43.1, F60.31) and ICD-11 (6B40, 6B41, 6D10, 6D11.5) Study no. 2 (completed): ICD-11 6B40 (posttraumatic stress disorder) and 6B41 (complex posttraumatic stress dirsorder)) F43.1 F60.31

Interventions

Group 1: Patients with diagnosis of PTSD and/or BPD are asked once about their subjective level of suffering, symptom frequency, psychiatric comorbidities (anxiety and depression), type and frequency

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Study no. 1: outpatient or (partially) inpatient patients of the clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the Universitätsmedizin Göttingen (UMG) who currently have a supsected or confirmed diagnosis of PTSD (ICD-10: F43.1) and/or borderline personality disorder (ICD-10: F60.31). Study no. 2 (completed): outpatient patients of the clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the Universitätsmedizin Göttingen (UMG) who currently have a confirmed diagnosis of PTSD (ICD-10: F43.1) or cPTSD (ICD-11: 6B41).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Lack of capacity to consent, treatment according to PsychKG during examinations, severe cognitive disorders, lack of German language skills.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Study no 1: 1. Presence of PTSD or cPTSD according to ICD-11, using ITQ (International Trauma Questionnaire, German version), 1 measurement time point. 2. Subjective level of suffering, using the scores of TIGER (Trauma Inventory Göttingen to record (k)PTSD) developed specifically for the study, 1 measurement time point. 3. Symptom frequency, using the scores ??of TIGER questionnaire (Trauma Inventory Göttingen to record (k)PTSD) developed specifically for the study, 1 measurement time point. 4. BPD symptomatology, using BPQ (Borderline Personality Questionnaire, German version), 1 measurement time point. 5. Psychiatric comorbidities (anxiety and depression), using the total score of PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire, German version) and GAD-7 (Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7), 1 measurement time point. 6. Type of traumatic experiences, using the trauma categories in TEC (Traumatic Experiences Checklist, German version), 1 measurement time point. 7. Frequency of traumatic experiences, using the number of traumatic experiences recorded in TEC (Traumatic Experiences Checklist, German version), 1 measurement time point. 8. Age at the time of trauma, using the age recorded in TEC during the respective traumatic experience (Traumatic Experiences Checklist, German version), 1 measurement time point. Study no. 2 (Completed): 1. value stability of the TIGER (retest reliability)	—

Measure

Time frame

Study no 1: 1. Presence of PTSD or cPTSD according to ICD-11, using ITQ (International Trauma Questionnaire, German version), 1 measurement time point. 2. Subjective level of suffering, using the scores of TIGER (Trauma Inventory Göttingen to record (k)PTSD) developed specifically for the study, 1 measurement time point. 3. Symptom frequency, using the scores ??of TIGER questionnaire (Trauma Inventory Göttingen to record (k)PTSD) developed specifically for the study, 1 measurement time point. 4. BPD symptomatology, using BPQ (Borderline Personality Questionnaire, German version), 1 measurement time point. 5. Psychiatric comorbidities (anxiety and depression), using the total score of PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire, German version) and GAD-7 (Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7), 1 measurement time point. 6. Type of traumatic experiences, using the trauma categories in TEC (Traumatic Experiences Checklist, German version), 1 measurement time point. 7. Frequency of traumatic experiences, using the number of traumatic experiences recorded in TEC (Traumatic Experiences Checklist, German version), 1 measurement time point. 8. Age at the time of trauma, using the age recorded in TEC during the respective traumatic experience (Traumatic Experiences Checklist, German version), 1 measurement time point. Study no. 2 (Completed): 1. value stability of the TIGER (retest reliability)

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Study no. 1: Sociodemographic differences in age, gender and level of education, using sociodemographic questions on age, gender and level of education, 1 measurement time point.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMarit Treptow

Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie der Universitätsmedizin Göttingen (UMG)

marit.treptow@med.uni-goettingen.de0551-3962007

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026