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Clinical Trial: Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder
This study is currently recruiting patients.
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Purpose
The purpose of this study is to determine the most effective therapy for the treatment of borderline personality disorder (BPD).
| Condition | Treatment or Intervention |
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| Borderline Personality Disorder | Behavior: Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving (STEPPS) |
MedlinePlus related topics: Personality Disorders
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title: A Cognitive Group Treatment for Borderline Outpatients
Expected Total Enrollment: 160
Study start: July 2002; Expected completion: June 2006
Participants are randomly assigned to receive either Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving (STEPPS) or treatment as usual (TAU) for 20 weeks. STEPPS is a new cognitive behavioral treatment which involves skills training for emotion management and lifestyle behaviors as well as education for the affected individual's family members, friends, and professional caregivers. Participants are assessed at baseline and Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20. Interviews of patient's health care providers and family members and self-rating scales are used to assess patients. Follow-up assessments are made 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after study completion. Participants must live within a reasonable driving distance of Iowa City, IA.
Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years and above, Genders Eligible for Study: Both
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Borderline Personality Disorder
Location and Contact Information
Iowa
Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States; Recruiting
Donald Black 319-353-4431 donald-black@uiowa.edu
Donald Black, Principal Investigator
More Information
Publications
Blum N, Pfohl B, John DS, Monahan P, Black DW. STEPPS: a cognitive-behavioral systems-based group treatment for outpatients with borderline personality disorder--a preliminary report. Compr Psychiatry. 2002 Jul-Aug;43(4):301-10.
Record last reviewed: December 2004
Last Updated: December 27, 2004
Record first received: February 25, 2003
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00055315
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-04-08
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
Cache Date: April 9, 2005
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