An interventional study of Mindfulness and interpersonal effectiveness in Borderline Personality Disorder, sponsored by Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. Completed. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 45 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-03-25.
Sponsored by Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The purpose of the study was to determine whether mindfulness training could be more effective than another active intervention in reducing borderline personality disorder (BPD) symptoms. The main hypothesis was that patients allocated to the mindfulness group would show a greater improvement on global BPD symptomatology. As a second objective, we explored some of the possible underlying mechanisms of both active treatments. For that purpose, changes in decentering, mindfulness facets and cognitive processing of social interactions were also evaluated.
The present study aimed at evaluating the efficacy of mindfulness skills (M) versus interpersonal effectiveness skills (IE) on borderline symptoms. For that purpose, a randomized, active-controlled clinical trial was designed. 64 participants with borderline personality disorder (BPD) diagnosis were allocated to mindfulness (n=32) or interpersonal effectiveness skills (n=32). Both interventions were delivered over a 10-week period. The borderline symptom list (BSL-23) was elected as the primary outcome measure. Mindfulness related capacities, decentering and cognitive processing of social interactions were also evaluated with the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), the Experiences Questionnaire (EQ) and the Multidimensional Scale of Social Expression (EMES-C), respectively. Assessments were conducted pre and post interventions.
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As proposed in dialectical behavioral therapy, mindfulness training consist of a set of behavioral skills that aim at improving patient's attentional control and emotional regulation.
Behavioral: Mindfulness
Interpersonal effectiveness skills are focused on improving interpersonal relationships and enhancing patient's ability to display social effective behavior.
Behavioral: interpersonal effectiveness
weekly psychotherapy sessions for 10 weeks (120 min each)
weekly psychotherapy sessions for 10 weeks (120 min each)
change from baseline in borderline symptoms after a 10 week intervention
participants were assessed pre and post interventions
Time frame: 10 weeks
change from baseline in decentering after a 10 week intervention
participants were assessed pre and post interventions
Time frame: 10 weeks
change from baseline in mindfulness facets after a 10 week intervention
participants were assessed pre and post interventions
Time frame: 10 weeks
change from baseline in social interactions after a 10 week intervention
participants were assessed pre and post interventions
Time frame: 10 weeks
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