An interventional study of Mindfulness skills training and Interpersonal Effectiveness skills training in Mindfulness Skills and Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills, sponsored by Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. Completed at 1 site in Spain. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 50 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-12-12.
Sponsored by Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
Mindfulness training has proven to be a reliable treatment for patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).The present randomized-controlled study examines the effects of mindfulness training on emotion regulation and impulsitivy. In addition, fMRI data was collected pre and post intervention. 70 patients with BPD diagnosis were randomized to either mindfulness or interpersonal effectiveness skills training. Assessments were conucted pre-and-post-intervention.
545 studies on the registry are indexed under Emotional Regulation; 188 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 70 is below the median of 79 across 498 interventional studies indexed under Emotional Regulation.
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The American Psychiatric Association’s manual of mental health diagnoses. DSM-5 (2013, revised as DSM-5-TR in 2022) replaced DSM-IV, and some studies still name the older edition. “Meets DSM criteria for …” means diagnosed by that edition’s diagnostic criteria, usually by a clinician in an interview.
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Behavioral: Mindfulness skills training
Behavioral: Interpersonal Effectiveness skills training
Mindfulness skills were taught over a 10-week period. Mindfulness skills were delivered in a weekly group-format. Participants were instructed to follow mindfulness practice at home. The treatment was focused on enhancing the patient capacity to defuse from cognitive and emotional content.
Interpersonal effectiveness skills were taught over a 10-week period. Skills were delivered in a weekly group-format. The treatment was focused on improving interpersonal effectiveness.
Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS)
The DERS is a 28-item-scale that measures difficulties in emotion regulation. Each item has to be rated in a 5-point scale, with higher scores indicating higher difficulties in emotion regulation.
Time frame: 1-past week
Barrat Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11)
The current version of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale is composed of 30 items describing common impulsive or non-impulsive (for reverse scored items) behaviors and preferences. Items are scored on a 4-point-scale, with higher scores indicating higher impulsivity.
Time frame: 1-past week
Borderline Symptoms List (BSL-23)
The BSL-23 assess common borderline symptoms during the past week (higher scores indicating higher borderline features). Items have to be rated on a 5-point-scale.
Time frame: 1-past-week
Plan to share: No
Ran from Mar 2015 to primary completion in Jul 2017, 28 months.
Of 390 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Emotional Regulation, half reached primary completion within 18 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 6 and three quarters within 36. This study's 28 months is above that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 396 studies reached it within 18 months; a quarter within 6 and three quarters within 36.
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