Recruiting

DBT

Sponsor:

Bronx VA Medical Center

Code:

NCT00252031

Conditions

Borderline Personality Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 60

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

Study Details

Brief summary:

Subjects will receive a 6-month course of DBT, consisting of one 90-minute group and one 60-minute individual session per week as well as telephone availability of the individual therapist.

Conditions

Borderline Personality Disorder

Study ID

NCT00252031

Status verified date

Nov, 2005

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 60

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria: Is a male or female between 18 and 60 who meets criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder and has had at least 2 prior instances of suicidal or parasuicidal behavior. Either is off psychotropic drugs or is on a stable medication regimen. (During the study, psychotropic medications will be prescribed by a psychiatrist in the Mood and Personality Disorders Group.)

Exclusion Criteria: Meets criteria for Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Mental Retardation or current or recent Substance Dependence. Subjects also should not currently be in individual psychotherapy. (Case management and work therapy programs are allowed.)

Study Design

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Interventions

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

Primary outcome measure

  • Measures of parasuicidal behavior, suicidal ideation, mood and emotion, dissociation and health care utilization at baseline, 3 months, 6 months and 9 months [ Time Frame: undefined ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Emily Hart

212-241-0441mpgroup@mssm.edu

Locations

Bronx VA Medical Center

Recruiting

Bronx, New York, United States, 10468

More Information

Sponsor

Bronx VA Medical Center

Last update posted

Nov 21, 2005

Last verified

Nov, 2005

Keywords

  • Borderline Personality Disorder
  • BPD
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy
  • DBT

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Bronx VA Medical Center on 2005-11-21.