Rewriting your past to build a better future: new trial for BPD
NCT ID NCT07199166
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether autobiographical rewriting workshops, added to standard therapy, can help people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) function better socially and at work. 140 participants will either take part in these workshops or do non-specific writing sessions. The goal is to see if reshaping personal memories can boost self-esteem, relationships, and job stability.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- autobiographical rewriting workshops
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new way to help people with BPD improve their relationships, work stability, and self-esteem.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with 140 participants. The benefit may be small or not last long, and results may not apply to everyone with BPD.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 140 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 45 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects with borderline personality disorder (assessed by SCID-2), * Subjects aged between 18 and 45 years (inclusive). Exclusion Criteria: * Psychotic disorder (assessed by SCID), * Subjects deprived of their liberty (by judicial or administrative decision, or involuntary hospitalization), * Subjects under legal protection (guardianship, curatorship, or judicial protection), * Subjects not affiliated with a social security, * Pregnant or breastfeeding women, * Inability to understand the nature, purpose, and methodology of the study, * Inability to understand, speak, or write French, * Failure to provide informed oral consent to participate in the study.
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