Which Factors Are Relevant for Treatment Outcome in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder?

Sponsor

Region Skane (Other)

Overall Status

Recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT06106555

Collaborator

Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö. Faculty of Medicine, Lund University. (Other), Department of Psychology. Lund University. (Other), University of Toronto (Other)

100

Enrollment

Location

Anticipated Duration (Months)

2.1

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The objective of this project is to investigate factors that contribute to the success and lack of success in DBT among individuals with BPD and a history of self-harm in a clinical psychiatric setting.

Do certain personality factors and identity disturbance predict the treatment outcome of DBT in individuals with BPD?
Do changes in identity disturbance, self-hate, or emotion regulation mediate the treatment outcome of DBT in individuals with BPD?
Do specific personality profiles moderate the treatment outcomes of DBT for individuals with BPD?
When does the primary treatment effect occur, and does this effect persist after a 12-month follow-up period?

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Borderline Personality Disorder Non-suicidal Self-injury Deliberate Self Harm	Behavioral: Dialectibal Behaviour Therapy

Detailed Description

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a complex and enduring mental health condition characterized by a range of symptoms. The consequences of BPD are severe, causing individual suffering, impairments in daily functioning, and increased mortality rates. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is one of the most widely used treatment models for BPD and self-harm. DBT has demonstrated positive outcomes but not all individuals benefit equally from this therapy, highlighting the need for further exploration. Specifically, there is a knowledge gap regarding what predicts positive treatment response. Research exploring this topic, has highlighted the potential significance of emotion regulation, personality profiles, self-concept, and identity disturbance in understanding the outcomes of individuals with BPD.

The primary objective of this research project is to investigate the factors that contribute to the success and lack of success in DBT.

All individuals referred to DBT-treatment in the Adult psychiatric clinic in Lund will be offered participation in the study. All study participants receive the same treatment as those who chose not to participate. Measures will commence after treatment contracts have been negotiated and the treatment will continue up to a maximum treatment length of one year.

Data will be retrieved from databases, medical records as well as collected as self-report forms. Self-report measures will be conducted every three months, at end of treatment and at follow up 12 months after end of treatment. Data from registries and charts will be collected at time of consent and at follow up 12 months after treatment.

Study Design

Study Type:

Observational

Anticipated Enrollment :

100 participants

Observational Model:

Case-Only

Time Perspective:

Other

Official Title:

Vilka Faktorer påverkar Behandlingsutfall Vid Dialektisk Beteendeterapi för Borderline Personlighetssyndrom?

Actual Study Start Date :

Sep 1, 2023

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Aug 31, 2027

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Aug 31, 2027

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Individuals with BPD Individuals with BPD, as defined by the DSM-V, and a recent history (past 12 months) of self-harming behaviour.	Behavioral: Dialectibal Behaviour Therapy Standard Dialectical Behaviour Therapy of up to 12 months as described Professor Linehan

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Individuals with BPD

Individuals with BPD, as defined by the DSM-V, and a recent history (past 12 months) of self-harming behaviour.

Behavioral: Dialectibal Behaviour Therapy

Standard Dialectical Behaviour Therapy of up to 12 months as described Professor Linehan

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Five Self-harm Behaviour Groupings Measure (5S-HM) [Treatment start, 3,6,9 and at end of treatment and at follow up at 24 months.]
Indirect and direct self-harm

Secondary Outcome Measures

The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II (WHODAS 2) [Treatment start, 3,6,9 and at end of treatment and at follow up at 24 months.]
Daily functioning and impairment
The Borderline Symptom List-23 (BSL-23) [Treatment start, 3,6,9 and at end of treatment and at follow up at 24 months.]
Borderline symptoms
The Level of Personality Functioning Scale-Brief Form 2.0 (LPFS 2.0) [Treatment start, 3,6,9 and at end of treatment and at follow up at 24 months.]
Personality functioning
The Personality Inventory for DSM-V Brief Form (PID-5-BF) [Treatment start, 3,6,9 and at end of treatment and at follow up at 24 months.]
Personality structure
Hospitilization days [Treatment at end of treatment and at follow up at 24 months.]
Days admitted to a psychiatric ward past year