Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Information provided by:

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00055315

First received: February 25, 2003

Last updated: December 6, 2007

Last verified: December 2007

History of Changes

Tracking Information
First Received Date ^ICMJE	February 25, 2003
Last Updated Date	December 6, 2007
Start Date ^ICMJE	July 2002
Primary Completion Date	Not Provided
Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Change History	Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00055315 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Current Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Original Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided

Descriptive Information
Brief Title ^ICMJE	Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder
Official Title ^ICMJE	A Cognitive Group Treatment for Borderline Outpatients
Brief Summary	This study will expose patients to either a Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving (STEPPS) or treatment as usual (TAU) to determine the more effective therapy for treating borderline personality disorder.
Detailed Description	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.
Study Type ^ICMJE	Interventional
Study Phase	Not Provided
Study Design ^ICMJE	Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition ^ICMJE	Borderline Personality Disorder
Intervention ^ICMJE	Behavioral: Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving (STEPPS)
Study Arm (s)	Not Provided
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. Black, D.W., Blum, N., Pfohl, B., & St. John, D: The STEPPS Group Treatment Program for Outpatients with Borderline Personality Disorder. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy 34:193-210, 2004.
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.

Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status ^ICMJE	Completed
Enrollment ^ICMJE	160
Completion Date	April 2007
Primary Completion Date	Not Provided
Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE	Inclusion Criteria: Borderline Personality Disorder
Gender	Both
Ages	18 Years and older
Accepts Healthy Volunteers	No
Contacts ^ICMJE	Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Location Countries ^ICMJE	United States

Administrative Information
NCT Number ^ICMJE	NCT00055315
Other Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE	R01 MH63746, DATR A2-AIR
Has Data Monitoring Committee	Not Provided
Responsible Party	Not Provided
Study Sponsor ^ICMJE	National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Collaborators ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Investigators ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Information Provided By	National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Verification Date	December 2007
^ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP

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