The Effectiveness of Group Schema Therapy in the Treatment of Borderline Symptoms in Adolescents

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Conditions studied: Borderline Symptoms, Borderline Personality Disorder

In brief

The goal of this randomized and controlled trial is to assess the effectiveness of group schema therapy in the treatment of adolescents with borderline symptoms. The intervention utilizes self-recorded video material as an experiential method. The intervention comprises 30 group sessions and 8 individual sessions. Additionally, there are group sessions for the participants' parents. Participants in the control group receive treatment as usual.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06606002

Run by

Turku University Hospital

People needed

64

Starts

2025-08-01

Expected to finish

2029-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-09-11

Who can join

Age: 15 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• The participant fulfills at least three diagnostic criteria for borderline personality disorder as assessed by means of the SCID-II structured clinical interview
• The participant and the participant's parent(s) are able to commit to the research protocol for the entire duration of the study
• The participant is able to participate in a research intervention in Finnish and fill out the study questionnaires in Finnish

You may not qualify if…

• The participant currently has psychotic symptoms or a serious risk of suicide
• The participant has been diagnosed with an intellectual disability or an autism spectrum disorder
• The main clinical diagnosis of the participant is a substance abuse disorder or substance use would endanger commitment to the research intervention
• The participant has another illness or symptom that endangers the participant's ability to complete the study
• The participant receives some other treatment specifically aimed at borderline personality disorder symptoms

Where it is running

• Turku University Hospital — Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland (enrolling)

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