Borderline Personality Disorder
Conditions
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.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPersonality-Based Therapy
Participants will be randomized to a 2- or 4-week assessment-only baseline period. After the baseline period, participants will receive the personality-based treatment module corresponding to their highest clinical elevation (i.e., neuroticism, \[low\] conscientiousness, \[low\] agreeableness). Treatment will consist of six weekly 50-60-minute sessions. After the 6-week intervention period, participants will complete a 4-week follow-up period to determine the sustainability of effects observed
Sponsors
Shannon E. Sauer-Zavala
American Psychological Foundation
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORShannon Sauer-Zavala, PhD
University of Kentucky
Outcome results
None listed