Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder With rTMS
This project studies the effectiveness of brain stimulation on borderline personality disorder (BPD) symptoms. This study is blinded, randomized and will enroll up to 30 participants. Participant will be consented for the study remotely via a secure internet platform called Zoom. Participants will undergo up to 2 MRI s
| Condition(s) | Borderline Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality, BPD - Borderline Personality Disorder |
|---|---|
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | NA |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Summary | This project studies the effectiveness of brain stimulation on borderline personality disorder (BPD) symptoms. This study is blinded, randomized and will enroll up to 30 participants. Participant will be consented for the study remotely via a secure internet platform called Zoom. Participants will undergo up to 2 MRI scans, 2 brain wave recording sessions and up to 30 brain stimulation treatments, and complete symptom assessments and cognitive behavioral tasks on a computer. Participation requires minimum of 17 in person visits over the course of 2.5 months. Participants are randomly assigned active or sham brain stimulation. Participants who received sham brain stimulation have the option to receive additional 15 active brain stimulation session. |
| Who can participate | * Age of 18-65 * DSM-5 Diagnosis of BPD based upon a psychiatric evaluation and ZAN-BPD * Fluent English speaker * Signed informed consent |
| Ages | 18 Years to 65 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Lead sponsor | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Locations | Los Angeles, California, United States; Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Start date | 2025-03-01 |
| NCT ID | NCT07197502 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07197502 |