Can online therapy plus In-Person sessions help personality disorders?
NCT ID NCT06471010
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new type of therapy called Blended Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (B-DIT) for adults with personality disorders. The therapy mixes face-to-face sessions with online modules over several months. The goal is to see if this approach is acceptable to patients and therapists, and whether it helps reduce symptoms and improve functioning. Only 27 people are taking part, so this is an early look at whether the idea works.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Blended Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (B-DIT) - a combination of face-to-face therapy sessions and online modules
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a more accessible and cost-effective treatment option for people with personality disorders, potentially improving symptoms and daily functioning.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early feasibility study with only 27 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The therapy is new and unproven, and dropout rates could be high.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 27 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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.
Who is studied
Clients referred to De Viersprong are eligible for B-DIT when they exhibit mild to moderately severe impairments in personality functioning (including both cluster B, C, or a mixed presentation within unspecified personality disorder). Clients typically present with persistent problems in specific areas of their functioning, and typically have had previous, unsuccessful treatments. Adequate functioning in at least one domain of life (such as family, work, other societal roles) should be ensured, which allows for the generalization of treatment gains during and after the relatively short-term/ low intensity intervention. All patients that are referred to B-DIT at de Viersprong are eligible for the study.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion criteria for treatment referral: 1. 18 years of age or older 2. mild to moderately severe impairments in personality functioning, including both cluster B and cluster C personality problems as well as a mixed presentation within unspecified personality disorder. General exclusion criteria for treatment at the Viersprong: 1. insufficient proficiency in the Dutch language 2. no permanent place of residence 3. intellectual disability (IQ \< 80) 4. organic brain disorder 5. autism spectrum disorders 6. schizophrenia or schizophreniform disorder 7. (untreated) eating disorder, extreme obesity, or a BMI \< 17.5 8. (untreated) addiction. Additional exclusion criteria for the B-DIT treatment: 1. acute risk of crisis requiring stabilizing/crisis interventions 2. Severe PTSD or the severe range of personality problems (structural: low-level borderline organization). There are no additional inclusion/exclusion criteria for participation in the study, other than those that apply to treatment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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De Viersprong
Halsteren, North Brabant, 4660AA, Netherlands
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